YASMINS RECIPES
Gonglu Gosht

Lamb/Red Meat

Gonglu Gosht

Turnips, spinach and lamb cooked together with curry sauce and warming spices for a sweet, savoury Punjabi-style dish.

Gluten FreeDairy Free
Prep20 mins
Cook20 mins
Serves2-4 people
DifficultyMedium

From Yasmin’s Kitchen

Gonglu Gosht means turnips cooked with red meat. Turnips are also known as shalgam in Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi.

This version combines turnips with spinach and lamb. A pressure cooker makes the dish much quicker, while saucepan cooking will take longer until the turnips and meat are tender.

What you’ll need

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp oil or 1 tbsp ghee
  • 200ml curry sauce
  • 400g spinach puree
  • 6 small turnips, sliced about 1/2cm thick
  • 6 lamb chops or other red meat
  • 1-2 green chillies (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
  • 1 heaped tsp cumin powder
  • 1 heaped tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 3-4 tbsp sugar, to taste
  • 250ml water

Step by step

Method

  1. Puree the spinach with the green chillies and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the curry sauce and spices.
  3. Add the lamb chops and stir for a couple of minutes over medium-high heat.
  4. Add the turnips, spinach puree and water.
  5. Stir, close the pressure cooker and cook under pressure for about 14 minutes over medium heat. Allow the pressure to drop fully before opening.
  6. Check that the meat and turnips are soft and tender.
  7. Return to the heat uncovered and cook until excess water has evaporated.
  8. Add 2 tbsp sugar and taste. Add more, up to about 4 tbsp total, if you prefer the sauce sweeter.
  9. Mash some of the turnips into the sauce if preferred.
  10. Serve with rice.

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