Punjabi handi lamb

Punjabi handi lamb

This authentic north Indian one-pot curry combines traditional spices with tender marinated lamb, from London restaurant Chutney Mary

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr + marinating

Method

  1. Make the marinade by mixing the yoghurt, ginger and garlic purée, 1 tbsp salt, chilli, cumin and turmeric. Add the lamb pieces and mix. Marinate for 2 hours or overnight.
  2. Put 50ml of the oil in a pan over a medium heat and add the cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. After a minute add sliced onions and fry until golden brown. This will take 12-15 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic purée and fry for about 3 minutes. Then add the marinated lamb (having brought it to room temperature) and fry on a low heat for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Now put in the chilli powder, stir well and add the tomato purée. Fry for a couple of minutes. Add the garam masala. If the mixture is too dry add a little water, and cook covered until the lamb is done. When it is almost done add a little more water (if it needs it) to make a sauce. Add the lemon juice and check for seasoning.
  4. To finish the dish, heat the remaining oil in a tiny frying pan or saucepan. When it is hot add the crushed coriander seeds, and let it fry for a minute till they turn light brown. Pour over the curry: the infusion of coriander oil gives a lovely flavour to the dish.

PER SERVING

835 kcalories, protein 63.1g, carbohydrate 16.3g, fat 57.9 g, saturated fat 20.7g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.09 g

Recipe from olive magazine, October 2011.

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  • 10 May 2012

    Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely - went down especially well for a mid week meal.Sainsburys do two small shanks for £3.Bargain and I just threw (for ease) all the marinade ingredients into the plastic tray they came in for around 30 minutes.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hr + marinating

Ingredients

  • 1kg lamb pieces on the bone, preferably lamb 'ossobuco' or shanks
  • 90ml oil
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 6 cloves
  • 250g onions sliced
  • 2 tbsp ginger and garlic purée (mix grated ginger with crushed garlic)
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 125g tomato purée
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp whole coriander seeds crushed

MARINADE

  • 200g Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp ginger and garlic purée
  • 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
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PER SERVING

835 kcalories, protein 63.1g, carbohydrate 16.3g, fat 57.9 g, saturated fat 20.7g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.09 g

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