Indian Lamb And Vegetable Curry Recipes

Steps:

• Pat lamb dry with paper towels and place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon curry powder, the salt, the ground ginger and the black pepper. Add spice mix to large bowl and toss with lamb.
• Combine onion, scallion, garlic, fresh ginger, allspice, thyme leaves and 2 tablespoons oil in a blender; purée until smooth. Scrape mixture over lamb and toss to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons curry powder and heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot, brown the meat on all sides. Drizzle in additional oil, if needed, to prevent meat from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Transfer browned meat to a plate as it browns.
• Once all the meat has been browned, return it to the pot, along with any juices on the plate. Add enough water to just cover meat. Bring liquid to a simmer, covered, then uncover the pot and cook gently for 45 minutes.
• Stir potato, carrot and pepper into pot. Simmer until vegetables are fork tender and meat is cooked through, about 30 to 45 minutes longer.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer meat and vegetables to a bowl. Simmer cooking liquid until it has reduced and thickened to a saucy consistency (to taste), about 15 minutes. Taste sauce and add more salt if needed. Pour sauce over meat. Serve over rice, topped with a squeeze of lime, a dollop of mango chutney or pickle and fresh cilantro.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160C fan forced 180C regular.
• Heat half the oil in a large casserole dish that you can used on the stove top and put in the oven, on medium high heat and cook your lamb in batches (I did 3 batches) and add some more oil if needed, set each batch to one side.
• Add some more oil if required and cook off onion till soft and then remove and set to one side.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of the curry paste to the pot and then add your potatoes and stir to coat the potatoes with the paste till fragrant and then remove.
• Put in the rest of your curry paste and then fry off till fragrant and then add the lamb back in and stir well and then add the tomatoes with juices and the stock/water and stir to combine and then add the potatoes and onions and stir to combine.
• Bring back to the boil and then cover with lid and put in the oven and cook for 2 hours stirring occasionally and add any more liquid if needed (I didn't).
• Just before serving stir in the silver beet.
• To cook your pappadums - put 4 on a microwave proof rack or plate lines with kitchen paper and cook on high (100% power) for 1 to 2 minutes (I have a 900watt microwave and mine took 1 minute 30 seconds) until they expand and crispy and then repeat till all pappadums are cooked and serve with the lamb and some rice.
• Freeze left overs in containers for another time.

Steps:

• Stir all the seeds in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat until fragrant and toasted, about 8 minutes. Let cool.
• Crush the seeds with a mortar and pestle until they form a powder. Alternately, you can use a coffee grinder to grind the spices. Stir in the cayenne pepper, curry powder and turmeric. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. .
• Add the onion slices and saute until they become pale golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger and saute for 2 to 3 minutes, or until tender. Add the spice mixture and saute for a further 2 minutes. Transfer the onion mixture to a bowl. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the same sauce pan over high heat.
• Sprinkle the lamb with salt and pepper. Add the lamb and cook until brown on all sides, about 10 minutes. Return the onion mixture to the pot. Stir in the tomatoes. Stir in the water.
• Bring the liquid to a simmer and continue to simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes, carrots and celery. If necessary, add more water to cover the meat and vegetables. Cook until the vegetables are almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Add the peas and quartered tomatoes. Season with salt and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk.
• Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the vegetables and meat are tender and the sauce coats thickens slightly. Add the spinach. Stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until the spinach wilts. Serve with steamed basmati rice infused with saffron.