• 2.5 kg leg of lamb, fresh
• 6 tbsp Ghee
• 2 cups plain Yogurt
• 5 tbsp roasted Cumin Seeds
• 2 tbsp Whole Black Peppercorns
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tbsp Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tbsp Dried Chili Flakes
• 6 cloves of Garlic
• 4 inch Fresh Ginger
• 3 Cardamom
• 2 Green Chilies
• 1 bunch fresh Coriander
• 2tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tbsp Salt

Remove excess fat from lamb, and cut several deep slashes in it Blend ghee with all spices, lemon juice and salt in food processor, and pour into deep slashes in lamb

Now add salt in yogurt and also spread it over lamb leg

Put the lamb leg in the foil-lined roasting pan and cover with two foil layers, and chill overnight

Preheat oven to 525F (275C)
Roast lamb for 40 minutes in oven and then reduce heat to 250F (120C), and roast for about 3 hours

Depending on size of lamb leg, apply butter on it every 30 minutes

When lamb leg is cooked, take it out into a platter

Take out the dripping sauce into saucepan, and cook till reduce by half

Pour the sauce over lamb leg roast before serving the guests
Spicy lamb leg roast is ready to enjoy on Eid-ul-Adha.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 2013 views