Lamb & spinach curry

Lamb & spinach curry

Indian spices pack a punch and bring warming flavours to this simple one-pot supper dish

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 25 mins

Method

  1. Put the ginger, garlic and onions in a food processor and whizz to a paste. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan then add the paste, green chilli and 1/2 tsp salt and cook for 3-4 minutes until fragrant. Add all the spices and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the lamb and keep cooking and stirring until browned. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato purée and a cup of water then bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1 hour.
  2. Add the spinach then cook for another 15 minutes. Serve with rice or indian breads.

PER SERVING

448 kcalories, protein 31.2g, carbohydrate 11.7g, fat 31.1 g, saturated fat 13.8g, fibre 2.4g, salt 1.03 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2010.

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  • 25 September 2011

    michelle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic, and I don't even like lamb. First few times we made this we didn't have a processor so we just chopped everything as small as possible, and it was very tasty, then we got a mini processor and it was completely different, meat got tendered immediately and was just delicious. This is another favourite in our house.

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  • 15 October 2011

    Darren rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Added some red pepper and mushrooms. Ok but not nearly as nice as Nigel Bardens on the Simon Mayo Radio 2 page. That is fantastic!!

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  • 16 October 2011

    whats4t rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Lovely one pot meal ideal when having friends and family round, tastes even better the next day! I also added some lentils and a large floury potato cut small then more chilli, delicious!

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  • 21 October 2011

    Lawrence rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely! Didn't use spinach, but fried some green pepper in a good dollop of butter and stirred it in at the end, was delicious and the butter made the sauce so rich and glossy. Top curry!

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  • 26 October 2011

    Lucy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely loved this recipe - so tasty and easy to do! I also used half a can of tinned toms (worked a treat) and am going to try again using leftover sunday lamb roast. WIll definitely be making this again and again!

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  • 31 October 2011

    "Hyacinth Bucket" rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is absolutely delicious, looked and tasted just like a curry served in an Indian restaurant! Only thing I would add is that a tin of chopped tomatoes saves a lot of time and the spinach only needs to be stirred in for the last 5 mins; putting it in for the 15 mins stated would make it too soggy, overcooked and tasteless in my opinion. Can't wait to make it again!

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  • 01 November 2011

    Kiwi chick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastically easy and yummy recipe. I added chunks of potato and a bit more water but otherwise followed recipe as is. Just the right level of spice for me. Will definately make again.

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    01 November 2011

    EPR rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this recipe a few times now and each time it has been fantastic. I found that neck fillet was more tender than the stewing cuts. I also add peas. Delicious!

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  • 04 November 2011

    MR T rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 05 November 2011

    Delia, I 'ain't! commented on this recipe

    Can't yet comment on taste of this (since made it to freeze it) but discovered horrible ALLERGY to chilli pepper seeds while making it. My hands have been burning since I discovered the problem and are still no better - three and a half hours later! Hope this tastes amazing!

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  • 05 November 2011

    lucygriffiths rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    bit bland

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  • 10 November 2011

    AllieB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A really tasty and spicy curry. Easy to make and will definitely make this again.

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  • 22 November 2011

    Pewtersfood rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    All went badly wrong somewhere.I know my partner does not like hot food so used quarter of one chilli for a bit of a kick.I blame the Lazy Ginger.Far too hot !

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  • 24 November 2011

    JillAnderson rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this curry! I made mine with chicken as family don't like lamb. So yummy But the "cup of water" is a little bit open. I think i put too much in. Oh well, we learn from our mistakes :P

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  • 28 December 2011

    vix2801 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Works wonders with leg of lamb too

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  • 02 January 2012

    mummyof2cuties commented on this recipe

    This is a lovely easy recipe. The end result it delicious. I followed the recipe as detailed - but used left over roast leg of lamb from yesterdays dinner. Will definately be doing this meal again.

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  • 05 January 2012

    PaulaoGymru commented on this recipe

    What a gem of a recipe! I cook a few curries and thought this seemed too easy to be true - but it's a firm favourite now and already in my recipe book. I cooked it for our NY Eve party 2011. Just a few small changes made - I pureed the green chillies with the ginger, garlic and onions, as past experience has shown that this adds a lovely background warmth to the dish and avoids chewing on a chunk of chillie! I also ommitted the dried chilli as this normally gives a 'hot mouth / lips' chilli flavour to curries which I try to avoid. for our party I trebled the recipe - but only doubled the chillies - which created a lovley medium curry. I am now a big fan of BBC Good Food - Thanks!x

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  • 05 January 2012

    Charlie commented on this recipe

    Amazing curry, so easy to make, actually tastes like it's been bought from a takeaway...love it!!!

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  • 05 January 2012

    Charlie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absloutly love it, so easy to make, actually tastes like it came from a takeaway!!

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  • 07 January 2012

    Rassi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great with added potatoes

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

  • small chunk ginger , peeled and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 2 onions , roughly chopped
  • 2 green chillies , sliced
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 600g lamb neck fillet
  • 4 tomatoes , chopped
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 100g bag spinach , chopped
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PER SERVING

448 kcalories, protein 31.2g, carbohydrate 11.7g, fat 31.1 g, saturated fat 13.8g, fibre 2.4g, salt 1.03 g

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