3 steamed lamb chile Recipes

frenched lamb chops (ones with meat trimmed from bones; 1 1/2 lbs.), chopped fresh thyme leaves, kosher salt, divided, pepper, olive oil, poblano chile, roughly chopped, tomatoes (12 oz.), quartered, garlic cloves, seedless grapes, divided, steamed rice and grilled eggplant (optional)

water, posto (white poppy seeds; 2 oz), unsalted butter, whole green or white cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces, turkish bay leaves or 2 california, onions , halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced lengthwise, fresh ginger, peeled and minced (2 1/2 tbsp), garlic cloves, minced (2 tbsp), boneless lamb shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes, salt, sugar, whole dried red chiles, steamed white rice