Can you guess which two Indian favourites are among the ‘best lamb dishes in the world’?

Next up on the list is Cağ kebabı from Turkey — a kebab variety originating from the Turkish city of Erzurum. “It is made with lamb that is marinated with onions, salt, and pepper for about 12 hours, after which the meat is then placed on a big horizontal skewer and cooked over a wood fire,” Taste Atlas noted.

Grabbing the third spot is Turkey’s Döner kebab, a delicacy that has numerous other regional variations in countries such as Armenia, Vietnam, Austria, and so on. Consisting of grilled pieces of meat that are shredded from a vertical skewer, the meat is typically seasoned with fresh herbs and spices.

Interestingly, two dishes from India also ranked on the list. Rogan josh and Galouti kebab grabbed the 26th and 27th spot, respectively. While Rogan josh is an aromatic lamb curry of Persian origin, closely associated with the Kashmir region, Galouti kebab is a traditional Indian kebab that is especially popular in Lucknow.

Rogan josh occupied the 26th spot on the list. (Source: Taste Atlas)

Describing the dish, the guide noted that Rogan josh is usually accompanied by plain or spiced basmati rice and Indian flatbreads such as naan on the side. “The dish is also popular in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, when Indian cuisine was brought over to the country,” it added.

The history of galouti kebab is equally fascinating. According to Taste Atlas, “the name galouti means soft, referring to a belief that Haji Mohammad Fakr-e-Alam Saheb, who first made the dish, gave it to Nawab Asad-ud-Daula, who was toothless and needed a kebab variety which required no chewing”.

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