This is a moment of truth is it good I really hope so I need an ending to this video my first foodie mission into India brought me to two of its most massive cities Delhi and Mumbai this city is home to some of the most gigantic Indian food I have ever seen now I'm back with a special focus on northwestern India starting our journey in the semi-arid deserts of Rajasthan every home has but this kind of food not too many people know about I'm here for food I'm talking old style desert cooking in the ground now they're gonna cover on top Wow Ajith and who they are leading the way they're the driving force behind overlander India with the mission of demystifying Raja stands many gems including certain complex foods yes we'll be literally dozens of miles from civilization and things are gonna get spicy wow that is
so much spice but don't worry I'm leaving some room for dessert the ceremony's known as the emulsifoam which literally translated into english means opium ceremony so grab your geek cuz we're doing desert cooking Rajasthani style before any feasting can begin Ajit has invited me to be part of a welcoming ceremony with some locals welcome to the village sir that's a welcome tikka for you Oh a welcome tikka what is the significance of this wherever you are being welcomed into somebody's home you're welcome like this Wow sometimes you would garland somebody but that's if it was a bigger occasion like if you were coming to attend a wedding or something yeah this isn't that way communication all right thank you very much we're inside a mud with the village head who's about to offer his version of a welcome drink this gentleman is mr. padam party and nice to meet you thank you
so much for having us we are here actually to witness a very old ceremony the ceremony is known as the emulsify which literally translated into in means opium ceremony in the West you would open a bottle of champagne over here and you share a little bit of opium this type of ceremony traditionally uses real opium but since opium is now illegal in India we'll just use molasses and pretend it's opium alright hello gentlemen what do we have here it's for the opium ceremony what is being poured in there basically one part opium in three parts molasses then mixed with water and then it's going to be filtered so now he's going to offer it to the gods since I'm not wearing a turban with my left hand I would cover my head with my hand with my right hand at the ring finger I would offer some to the gods as well and then I would consume it directly from his hand i watch how you doing here okay ring finger sum to the cards yes should
I do it in the same way yes absolutely I so he pours it onto his hand covering my head with my left hand and then slow yeah slow yes the flavor is like a little bit of aspirin that's been diluted in water it's a bit bitter it feels like one puff of a cigarette are we done here then yeah we're pretty much done how do I say thank you err to say thank you Emil von onion bud thank you very much now that I'm all buzzed up on molasses we're driving to the middle of the desert to the Overlander campground today we're sampling some old traditional Rajasthani recipes recipes that came about through absolute necessity but delivered completely on flavor ajit we have had our molasses yes but what else is on the menu for today so what we are going to do today is cook lamb in a very different way we are going to cook what's known as a cut in the lamb the cooking is going to be done under ground gonna be at least can yes whoa these are just like the trees this is cattle grazing land so you can see cattle
you'll see a camel's back to the cut during war that the soldiers will use this method of cooking underground they left no trace of it what's right you'll be making another lamb which is known as jungling lamb it's made with five ingredients in the West it's like five that seems normal in India that's like there's nothing that is romancing five ingredient in this recipe is that if you got stranded somewhere anywhere you were you would have these five ingredients available all right well here we are I guess your team is gonna get to digging um yes welcome to the Overland oh gee oh this is gonna take a while I'm told this is the most important kitchen utensil we're using today but uh I think I need some guidance today amen are you doing this is yours so listen we're making a hole it's two foot by two foot and then two feet deep yeah we're gonna fill the bottom with coal and put the leg of lamb and cover the hole with mud again and we'll wait for that to us oh it takes two hours all right this is kind of a slow cooker huh from here the hole will be dug off-camera right once the hole is dug Buddha walks me through how to perfectly spiced our lamb right here we have the leg of lamb
we're ready to prepare walk me through this these are the spices that everybody knows cinnamon cardamom black pepper cloves coriander turmeric onion powder and key this is roasted onion yes it looks like ground coffee all these spices combined create the guam masala which is right here Wow fragrant aromatic came very fresh take a pinch yeah taste it it's an explosion in your mouth isn't it yeah a little hot so if you taste the marinade it's very very sharp but the end result is very - after scoring the lamb this baby is going to get an avalanche of seasoning and it starts simply with some garlic and the basic marinade what are you making in this one I'm gonna make another face off spices which is gonna be mixed in heat and we put it on top so we start with a chilies coriander powder a bit of turmeric salt oh I'm gonna mix it yeah that looks potent okay try it out I mean a buttload of ghee in here you're just a kitchen term oh it's mild isn't it it's not sharp at all pretty intense to me it's intense but it's not hot hot all right we've got banana lead tinfoil leaves and then perhaps the most interesting part of this to me
I'm actually surrounding the whole life with all these roti visibility's rotis also act as a buffer it will not let your meat get burnt now you're gonna put on that lovely sauce oh that's wonderful wow that is so much spice there's as much seasoning as serves meat on here is it impossible to over season this you can over season it it's always good to overdo it then under do it once it's soaked in masala the lamb is encased with even more rotis banana leaves and tinfoil leaves this bundle is slid inside a damper lap sack protecting the lamb from burning finally our lamb cooking apparatus requires a handle for easier retrieval you'll see what I mean soon so what's happening here just a little bit the hole is now I'm moussed okay so we've got the hot embers coming in and then in with the meat wrapped in this soaked gunnysack he's got kind of a wire handle on here the embers are heating up that wet sac and now they're gonna cover it on top right
Wow the lamb bundle is topped off with even more embers and finally sand to lock in the heat with no thermometer the only issue remaining is having no idea if it's actually finished cooking while we wait ajit introduces today's second main course what's our second course today it's called jungly meat jungly means wild ah very easy to cook five key ingredients ghee which is clarified butter red chillies whole and in powdered form coriander seeds garlic crushed as well as all and salt and of course then we have lamb we're gonna start off by putting ghee once he has heated up a little bit we're just going to put everything else in it together Oh beautiful instantly frying up we got the whole chilies in there chili powder and what are you putting in now is a coriander seeds bunch of salt put in the garlic some of the five ingredients and now we're gonna be leaving you till here to cook and that's it yeah I love it about 45 minutes later our jungle Moss is ready served on a fresh warm chapati or Indian flatbread spritz it with some lime and prepared to have your breath take it away all right
so I'm gonna scoop up a nice piece of meat super hot and just soak up some of those amazing spices Cheers sure oh nice to die for so simple but so delicious just rich incredible heat it feels really complete for just being a handful of ingredients exactly this is gonna be joining our meal with the cod lamb we're gonna wait just a little bit for that take it up I'll take that about two hours has now passed the lamb cut is finished or just maybe finished who day seems to think the lamb is at least probably finished how long has it been cooking now about two us how do you know if it's done I don't know we're just trying to dig it up and see how it looks huh yeah all right so we're removing all these hot embers you're gonna use the pick to get around this loop of a handle here and wow what happened is everything okay okay good all right perfect well no wonder we need the wire on there it would suck to get out otherwise we can see the bottom here it's not even burnt all the way through the gunnysack but hopefully it's cooked all the way through who day removes the wire burlap sack and leaves leaving us now with just the moment of truth do
I have an ending for this video the winds are roaring the gods are praising us for our great effort this is the moment of truth is it good I really hope so I need an ending to this video alright so he's cutting off some of this meat I'm seeing little bits of it yeah oh my thank you who's the god of food Ramsey I'm gonna have some with you I love the old leg yeah pick it out Cheers yes mmm it's all right oh it's stunning that is so delicious it's nice it's very tender just a ton of spices working together but it is nothing shopping it you're right you know not overpowering at home so you can see here the roti is just caked in spices the outside we're still kind of drying and almost like it has a little crispy edge to it the insides a little soggy soaking up all the spices I want you to enjoy it with me I mean I did dig the hole but you did everything else and also I didn't dig the hole yes Cheers mmm to pub mm-hmm Wow smart hold on look at him Kai over to the side he's like are you done we're doing a thorough food review over here okay I think when was your one more - it was that last one in focus no no no
yeah I don't think I was ready what is that I'm in love feeling a little full I mean bad for the others we set out an entire spread to legendary Rajasthani dishes perhaps some of the most delicious food I've tried not only in India but anywhere what should people know about Rajasthani food understanding food is so diverse every home has their own recipe but this kind of food not too many people know about how would you read this simple food is some of the best food I've ever had but to me it's not simple at all it's taking a handful of ingredients and really elevating the food the most absorbent allspice amazing it's not on any flame and yet it is just melting in the mouth and the meat is just falling off the bone um mouth pleasure at least have the happiness in my life comes from mouth pleasure too thank you so much for this experience
I mean desert cooking yeah this is how you do it I didn't know what to expect but you've outdone yourself I do know my servers gonna be good it all worked out yeah huge thank you to Overland er for this custom tour but they do amazing tours here in Rajasthan thank you so much thank you for being here for you guys this video was made possible by one trip Vietnam one trip is the highest rated tour company in Vietnam doing tours from north to south in all major cities including hanoi new chang Danang poem and saigon you can experience food tours adventure tours
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