Indian lamb and lentil casserole recipe
Warm up your winter with this hearty casserole. The delicious flavours of garam masala and fragrant curry paste will transport you to India. Not only is it loaded with an explosion of fragrant spices, but the lentils also make it wonderfully filling. Try serving this casserole with steamed rice and a spoonful of yogurt.
See method- Serves 6
- 15 mins to prepare and 2 hours to cook
- 428 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 800g lamb breast, chopped 3cm dice
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp garam masala
- 90g jalfrezi curry paste, or Indian curry paste of your choice
- 400g chopped tomatoes
- 350ml hot lamb stock
- 330g cherry tomatoes
- 100g spinach
- 390g tin green lentils, drained
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped coriander
- 6 tbsp natural yogurt
- steamed rice, to serve
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1790kJ 428.0kcal
- Fat
- 25g
- Saturates
- 10g
- Salt
- 1.0g
- Sugars
- 8g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 15.7gProtein 34.0gFibre 3.1g
Method
- Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the lamb in the oil in batches. Transfer to a bowl each time with a slotted spoon.
- Cook the onion in the lamb juices for 5 mins before stirring through the garlic, garam masala and curry paste. Return the lamb to the pan and pour over the chopped tomatoes and lamb stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hr 30 mins before stirring in the cherry tomatoes and cooking for a further 10 mins.
- Stir through the spinach and lentils and warm through for 5 mins before scattering with coriander to serve, with steamed rice and a spoonful of yogurt.
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