Ingredients:
- 2 tsp. cumin seeds
- 2 tsp. fennel seeds
- 1 1⁄2 tsp. black peppercorns
- 8 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 (2″) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1 large banana flower
- 1⁄3 cup mustard oil
- 6 green cardamom pods
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 Indian or regular bay leaves
- 1 stick cinnamon, halved
- 1 small red onion, minced
- 1 1⁄2 lb. pigeon, cut into 2″ pieces, or chicken wings, halved at the joint, wing tips discarded
- 1 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 5 small green Thai chiles or 3 serranos, sliced
- 2 tbsp. ghee, melted