Braised Lamb with Fruits and Nuts

Ingredients

• 45 g of raisins
• 30 g sultanas
• 800 g boneless piece of young lamb (leg or shoulder)
• 3 cups of water
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 large onions quartered
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 5 cm ginger roughly chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cardamom
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon white poppy seeds
• 45 g ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 200 g plain yoghurt (low fat yoghurt can be used)
• 2 tablespoons mono- or polyun- saturated oil
• a little oil for frying
• 45 g blanched slivered almonds
• saffron strands
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of rosewater