Sunday 13 March 2011

Nyama Choma / Grilled or BBQ Chops

I have had a lot of requests for this recipe.  I finally managed to find a good recipe from my cousin; Gulzar in Canada.  The special ingredient is kiwi, which contains meat tenderizing enzymes.

Nyama means meat and choma roast, it is usually made from beef short ribs.  I was not able to get any so I have used frenched lamb chops.  This would make it kondoo choma, just as goat meat would be mbuzi choma, or beef - ng'ombe choma



1 lemon; juiced
1 kiwi; peeled and sliced
2 inch piece of ginger; roughly chopped
4 cloves garlic
1/2 cup fresh coriander
2-3 green chillies
1 teaspoon freshly ground cumin
1 level tablespoon tandoori masala 
1 lb lamb chops; washed
salt to taste


Method
Place all the ingredients (except for the lamb) into a food processor and liquidize. 
Marinate the meat in this for minimum of 1 hour maximum of 3 hours, otherwise it will become too soft.
Broil in a hot grill for 10 minutes and turnover and cook for a further 8-10 minutes
I served it with roast vegetables and salad.

In retrospect the tandoori masala was too overpowering, next time I would half or omit it altogether.


5 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Wow mouthwatering here, inviting chops.

Riyaz Jiwani said...

correct...had real nyama choma in serengeti recently and there was no tandoori masala...just pure nyama choma

My suggestion..omit tandoori masala completely

Saju said...

Thanks Riyaz. Lucky you - Serengeti!

dilshad said...

Waww yummy

dilshad said...

Yummy will try inshallah

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