Also recommended are the lithesome little ravioli of spicy lamb in a bold curry sauce garnished with spinach and chickpeas.

The menu will feature spicy lamb and lentils, which university archeologists determined were served, based on their analysis of vessels in the king's tomb in central Turkey.

Go for the spicy lamb with harissa sauce.

Marchwangan Korma (an extremely spicy lamb preparation)

Sandy's spicy lamb served on a char grilled vegetable stack proved to the judges she was very accomplished behind the grill, despite her age.

They'd also have erected the large, black goat-hair marquee and prepared a dinner of spicy Tunisian lamb stew, couscous and more freshly baked damper bread.

Each appetizer is superb, starting with lahmacun ($3), thin crisp pide bread topped with spicy lamb, onion and parsley, which added fresh herbal grace notes.

Chicken Buriyani ($7.50) and spicy lamb on parata ($9.95) are good choices.

The Jackson Diner, a no-frills eatery at 37-03 74th Street, serves up rhogan josh, a Kashmiri specialty of spicy lamb, for $8.75.

Another, spicy lamb with scallions, probably could benefit from a bit more spark in the pepper department, for I found it rather flat.