Quick lamb biryani

Quick lamb biryani

Get your mates round and cook up this simple biryani, team it with a few of our Indian side dishes and you've got a party

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat a large pan, fry the curry paste until fragrant, add the lamb, then brown on all sides. Pour in the rice and stock, then stir well. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid, then cook for 15 mins on a medium heat until the rice is tender.
  2. Stir through the spinach, put the lid back on the pan and leave to steam, undisturbed, for 5 mins before serving.

Per serving

387 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 1.05 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2007.

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  • 03 April 2012

    orangeblossom commented on this recipe

    I don't eat white rice, would this work with brown rice if cooked for longer? :)

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  • 20 January 2013

    James rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    really nice i added some onion and chilli to give it a kick and was very impressed, its something i will keep making as its soo easy

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  • 19 February 2013

    Rachel rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Really easy to make, I used frozen peas instead of the spinach. Will definitely make again.

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  • 01 March 2013

    Alex rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Somewhat sceptical before the recipe, but turned out to be brilliant. Used Patak's balti paste and brown basmati rice. Took a bit longer, but worked just fine.

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  • 02 April 2013

    Anoushka rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So easy and fuss free. This works really well with leftover roast lamb, frozen peas and mushrooms, if no spinach. The timings and proportions are spot on, you can spice it up if you want - I ground my own spices and browned an onion to start with, added some saffron and cinnamon stick with the stock and rice. Oh, and make your own stock from the lamb leftovers if you can be bothered; a sprinkle of garamasala when you stir in the peas for the last 5 min works well, too. I will definitely make endless variations based on this, it will be fun!

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    02 April 2013

    Abi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice dish, decided to cook it in the oven after the initial bring to simmer stage 160*c for the 15 minutes, as needed the hob space for more hands on dishes... It did dry out a bit but once the spinach wilted in the steam this made the rice lovely & moist again... Yum yum!

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  • 06 April 2013

    Carla2001 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make and tasted great - I added mushrooms which worked well. My husband who usually only eats takeaway curry loved it.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Freezable

Low-fat

Low-fat crowd pleaser

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp balti curry paste
  • 500g lean lamb leg steak or neck fillet, cubed
  • 200g basmati rice , rinsed in cold water
  • 400ml lamb or chicken stock
  • 200g spinach
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Per serving

387 kcalories, protein 32g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 1.05 g

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