Slow Cooked Bengali Lamb Chili

• Finish Spice
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2 dried red chilies
• For the chili
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 red onions, dice
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 3 pods, garlic pressed
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 large stick cinnamon broken
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 pound lamb or goat, cut into small pieces
• 2 tomatoes, diced
• 1 habanero pepper, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 cup dried yellow peas, soaked overnight
• 5 cups cups water
• 2 limes
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1. Heat the oil on medium heat and add the onions, ginger and garlic and saute for 5 to 7 minutes until the onions begin to turn golden
2. Add in the bay leaves, cinnamon, cumin, coriander and the lamb or goat and cook for 10 minutes, until the meat is browning and the oil is visible.
3. Add in the tomatoes, habanero, salt and red chili powder and mix well for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes soften considerably.
4. Place the mixture with the dried yellow peas and the water in a slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours, at this point the mixture should be thick and the peas soft but not mushy.
5. Cut the limes and squeeze in the juice.
6. Stir in the cilantro.
7. In a small pan, roast the fennel, cumin and the dried chilies until nice and toasty and grind to a powder.
8. Sprinkle over the chili and serve.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/15986-slow-cooked-bengali-lamb-chili (may not work)