Lamb saag

Lamb saag

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 45 mins

Method

  1. Put the garlic, ginger, chillies and onion into a small food processor and whizz to a purée (or you could very finely chop everything).
  2. Heat a little oil in a large casserole. Brown the lamb all over and scoop out. Fry the spices in the same pan for a couple of minutes until fragrant then add the onion purée and cook for 2 minutes. Add the lamb, tomatoes and stock. Stir, cover and cook for 45 minutes.
  3. Stir in the spinach then cook for a further 45 minutes or until the lamb is meltingly tender. Scatter the coriander over. Serve with naan breads or basmati rice.
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Know-how

Buying whole spices means they will keep longer and toasting them releases more of the flavour. Crush them in a coffee grinder or pestle and mortar. Use more chilli if you like things hot or leave it out if you don't.

Per serving

393 kcalories, protein 42.4g, carbohydrate 12.2g, fat 19.7 g, saturated fat 7.8g, fibre 3.2g, salt 0.8 g

Recipe from olive magazine, September 2006.

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    13 June 2011

    Bob rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy and delicious

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  • 06 July 2011

    red34 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Have made this many many times now. Simple easy & very very tasty!!

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  • 16 July 2011

    Luckythelab rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make, watery, added some curry paste to salvage it. Also only put half a chilli in, so it was ok for kids

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  • 27 July 2011

    thebiggestal commented on this recipe

    Made this a million times, fantastic.

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  • 27 July 2011

    thebiggestal rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 13 October 2011

    Crusty Phill commented on this recipe

    I followed this recipie to the letter as it is a tried and tested way to cook a tender lamb saag. Using only the very best and freshest ingrediants really does make a big difference to this dish. However, after cooking the saag for a total off 80 minuets in a cassarole dish, I removed the lid and cooked the dish open at gas mark 4, for a further 20 minutes (100minutes total). This evaparated some of the liquid and thickened up the dish and enhance the flavour. I also added additional spinach with the coriander at the end. A really nice dish which I would certainly recommend.

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  • 28 December 2011

    sozavele rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great, Amazing, First Class - The words to describe resturant quality food. Turned out perfectly, well balanced with ozzing flavours and tender meat. Note to all saying it is watery not spicy - I am guessing you don't have the ethnicity to know all of curries, not all curries are spicy and thick and creamy, I guess that you just get a cheap takeaway and not from a proper curry house. I would adapt a dish like this if you don't know about a curry because some of the suggestions I have seen are English adaptations which don't fit a curry!

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  • 04 January 2012

    BrenGlyn commented on this recipe

    amazing!!! what a gorgeous dish!! i had no lamb oxo so used beef added grama masala, frozzen spinach, did in slow cooker adderd half cup of orange lentils, it is to die for truly x I will follow recipie next time but still add lentils.... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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  • 28 February 2012

    Rob T commented on this recipe

    Really, really good. Cooked the lamb very slowly and left for a day before eating. Excellent

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  • 05 June 2012

    Moyard commented on this recipe

    I made this using left-over roast lamb, so it was ready in 30 mins. I found that I had to add a little water to the onion mixture in the food processor. I used a tin of tomatoes instead of fresh ones, and left out the stock, so it wasn't too watery. I also feel that 5 mins is long enough to cook spinach. I loved the flavours and will definitely make my version again.

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  • 02 September 2012

    HayleyKastein rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My favorite recipe on this website so far! I cook it a few times a month I adore it, I've even doubled it. My boyfriend said 11/10 best lamb saag he's ever had and you can make it as hot or as mild as you like. I prefer it hot :) Well worth a good, very easy too!

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  • 26 March 2013

    bomber commented on this recipe

    This curry is soooooo good !

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  • 26 March 2013

    bomber rated this recipe

    4 stars

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 3 garlic cloves , peeled
  • A large thumb-sized piece of ginger , roughly chopped
  • 2-3 green chilli , roughly chopped
  • 1 large onion , roughly chopped
  • oil for frying
  • 750g lamb shoulder, fat trimmed off
  • 2 tsp coriander seeds , toasted and ground
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 cardamom pods , squashed with the blade of a knife
  • 4 large tomatoes , quartered
  • lamb stock, cube or concentrate, made up to 300ml
  • 200g spinach , washed and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin seeds , toasted and ground
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Per serving

393 kcalories, protein 42.4g, carbohydrate 12.2g, fat 19.7 g, saturated fat 7.8g, fibre 3.2g, salt 0.8 g

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