Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  kilograms     leg of lamb--slit along the length -- (3 1/2 pounds)
                        ***THE MARINADE***
   2      teaspoons     salt
   4      teaspoons     raw papaya paste
   4      teaspoons     ginger paste
   2      teaspoons     garlic paste
     1/4  cup           red wine -- (or malt vinegar)
     1/2  pound         chicken breast, minced
   1 3/4  ounces        cheddar or processed cheese -- grated
   2 1/2  ounces        cream
  12                    pistachios -- blanched and halved
   1      small         red bell pepper -- chopped
   1                    green chile
     1/2  teaspoon      black pepper powder
                        salt to taste
   1      tablespoon    mint leaves -- chopped
   1      sprig         rosemary (optional) -- chopped
                        ***TO BRAISE***
   1      teaspoon      chile powder
                        oil to baste the leg
   3                    cardamom
   3                    cloves
   1                    black cardamom
   1      stick         cinnamon
   1                    star anise
   6                    rose petals
                        ***THE GRAVY***
  75      grams         ghee
   3                    cardamom
   2                    black cardamom
   1                    clove
   1      inch          cinnamon stick
   1                    bay leaf
   3      teaspoons     ginger paste
   2      teaspoons     garlic paste
                        cashew nut paste
   1      liter         clear lamb stock
     1/2  teaspoon      chile powder
     1/2  cup           curd -- beaten (120 ml)
   3                    onions -- sliced, fried till
                        -- crisp and crumbled
   5                    mint leaves -- chopped
   3      grams         coriander leaves -- chopped
                        salt to taste
     1/4  teaspoon      patthar ka phool powder
   1      gram          rose petal powder
                        a few strands saffron -- dissolved in a
                        -- little lukewarm water
					
  15      grams         cashew nuts
  15      grams         poppy seeds
  15      grams         chironji
   7      grams         coriander seeds

Preparation:

FORCEFULLY rub, as in massage, the lamb leg, inside and out, with salt. Repeat the process with raw papaya paste, ginger paste and garlic paste and finally with vinegar. (Each of these ingredients should be rubbed separately and not as a mixture.) Reserve for one-and-a-half hours. Put the chicken mince in a food processor or blender, add cheese, pulse for a few seconds. Add cream in a steady stream and pulse with little bursts until a fine mousse is obtained. Remove to a bowl, add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pry open the pockets and stuff the filling into the leg. Using the trussing needle and string, stitch the open ends. Bind the stuffed leg with string to retain the shape whilst cooking. Baste with butter and prick with a needle. Forcefully rub, as in massage, the lamb leg with the red chiles, followed by oil. Arrange the leg in a roasting tray, add the remaining ingredients and enough water to cover the leg. Braise in a pre-heated oven (275O F) for two hours. Remove and discard the liqueur. Rub again with oil and keep aside. Roast each of the ingredients for the cashew nut paste separately on a medium hot tawa, and grind to a smooth paste adding about 1 1/4 cups water. Heat ghee in a large flat pan. Season with cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf. Stir over medium heat until the green cardamom changes color. Add ginger paste and garlic paste, stir over medium heat until the moisture evaporates. Lower the heat, add cashew nut paste and stir-fry until the ghee floats on top (sprinkling small quantities of stock to prevent sticking). Add chile powder. Stir for a few seconds, remove the pan from heat, stir in the curd and return the pan to heat. Add fried onions and stir-fry until the ghee floats on top. Add the braised raan, and the remaining stock, bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove the leg and snip off the strings. Pass the gravy through a fine mesh sieve into a separate saucepan. Return the gravy to heat, add the leg, mint leaves, coriander leaves and salt. Bring it to a boil, lower the heat, add patthar ke phool powder, rose petal powder and saffron. Simmer until the gravy is of ketchup consistency. Remove and adjust the seasoning. To serve: Arrange the leg on a serving dish, pour the gravy over and serve hot.