Winter is here and it’s time to cook the healthiest meals in the comfort of your home. This season brings the best vegetables, from gourds to greens and root vegetables. Incorporating seasonal gifts can add warmth and nourishment to traditional meals. One of these vegetables, turnip or shaljam, is extremely versatile and full of health benefits. You must have eaten turnip pickle (sharjam ka achar), turnip kebab (sharjam ke kebab), bharta, turnip sabzi, etc. But have you heard of Sharjam Gosht? A traditional Pakistani dish packed with the flavor and deliciousness of Sharjam. Learn how to make this unique dish.
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What does Sharjam Gosht taste like?
Sharjam Gosht is a spicy and flavorful dish that goes well with roti, naan, paratha or rice. Although it sounds like an unusual combination, Sharjam Gosht is actually quite tasty. Using lamb for this winter vegetable adds an earthy flavor to the dish that contrasts beautifully with the tenderness of the meat and the spice of the gravy. It’s a warm menu that’s perfect for winter and easy to make at home. Additionally, turnips are rich in fiber, and vitamin C and potassium boost immunity, support bone health, and promote heart health. Mutton is rich in vitamin B12, zinc and iron, which are important in maintaining normal blood hemoglobin levels and avoiding anemia.
How to make Sharjam Gosht: How to make turnip mutton
Take a pressure cooker and add ghee to it. Once heated, add chopped onions along with solid spices (dalchini and tezupatta). Fry the onions until translucent and golden brown. Then add mutton, salt and dhaniya leaves to the cooker. Mix well for 30 seconds so that the mutton absorbs the onion oil. Add red chili powder, haldi and dhaniya powder to this. Mix well.
Add the whisked curd and ginger garlic to the mutton on moderate heat. Then add water and mix everything well. Cover the pressure cooker and let it ring at least 7-8 times until the mutton is tender. Take a large pot and add ghee to it. When it gets hot, add jeera and mix. Wait until sputtering. Add chopped ginger, green chilli (cut in half), and chopped turnip and stir-fry. Add butter and salt to taste on top. Cook this over medium heat.
Now add butter, black cardamom and coriander leaves to the pan and mix. When the lamb is cooked, add it to the same frying pan and mix well. Once the turnips are soft, mash them in the gravy and cook until the mutton meat is tender. Remove the Sharjam Gosht to a saucepan and add coriander and butter. And voila! Your Sharjam Gosht is ready!
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