Photograph of this dish. Fumikas Sagisavas · CC0.
Mongolian · Mongolia
Grilled lamb chops
Also called хуурга
Grilled lamb chops, a dish from Mongolia (хуурга).
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Grilled lamb chops is cooked in Mongolia as its own dish. Salt the lamb and grill it hot. Onion and cumin are the whole seasoning. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
78
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 43%
- Carbs 8%
- Fat 49%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Watch · High protein
Protein is about 24.3 g, under the 25 g mark.
Watch · Low sodium
About 462 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Suits · Gluten-free
No wheat, barley, or rye in the required list. Still read labels on sauces and oats.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Lamb leg142 kcal
- Neutral oil62 kcal
- Yellow onion18 kcal
- Ground cumin2 kcal
- Black pepper1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 1.7. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving is about 224 kcal. Two portions would be about 448 kcal if you want a fuller plate.
Allergens. None flagged in the required list.
Make it healthier
Serve three-quarters of the plate
The ingredient mix stays the same. Calories are three-quarters of the counted serving.
About 168 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.
The same dish with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.
The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 224 kcal | 11% |
| Protein | 24.3 g | 49% |
| Carbohydrate | 4.6 g | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.9 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 1.9 g | 4% |
| Fat | 12.3 g | 16% |
| Saturated fat | 2.8 g | 14% |
| Cholesterol | 74 mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 462 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 472 mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 29 mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 34 mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 3.7 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 4 mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3.4 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.8 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 13 mcg | 11% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.2 mg | 16% |
| Niacin (B3) | 6 mg | 38% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.2 mg | 12% |
| Folate | 9 mcg | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.9 mcg | 77% |
These figures follow the USDA-linked ingredient table where a safe FoodData Central row exists. Optional ingredients are left out. A few pantry items still use Pai's curated numbers because no close USDA row was found. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- A middle path: useful food, with one or two numbers worth watching.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Grill pan or grill
- Tongs
- Scale
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Lamb leg1 lb450 g
Yellow onion1 onion180 g
Kosher salt1 tsp4 g
Black pepper0.5 tsp1 g
Ground cumin1 tsp2 g
Neutral oil2 tbsp30.77 ml
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.. The same dish with less sodium.
- Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.. The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes.
Method
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1Heat the grill until it is hot, then oil the bars. For Grilled lamb chops, start here: salt the lamb and grill it hot.
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2Salt the lamb and grill it hot. Onion and cumin are the whole seasoning.
Cook 16 min
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3Rest it a few minutes. The juices should run clear where that matters. Stop when this is true of Grilled lamb chops: Salt the lamb and grill it hot. Onion and cumin are the whole seasoning.
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4Slice or leave whole and serve with the juices. Grilled lamb chops is eaten in Mongolia as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
How you know it is done
Grilled lamb chops is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.
If it goes wrong
- Grilled lamb chops looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Grilled lamb chops spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Grilled lamb chops, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Grilled lamb chops is cooked by grill in Mongolia. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- The meat, poultry, or fish is the protein. The panel is this plate, not a generic serving.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, and eggs through. Use pasteurized dairy if the recipe includes it. There is no alcohol in the required list.
Allergens in the required list: none flagged.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.