A hot and sizzling South Indian lamb curry recipe, packed with fantastic flavour and texture.
1h 30m
Serves
4
Medium
Indian
Ingredients
- 1 medium butternut squash
- 1/2 a jar of balti curry paste
- 500 g lamb neck fillet
- 1 lime
- 1 x 500 g tub of Greek yoghurt
- groundnut oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 4cm (2-inch) piece of ginger
- 1 fresh red chilli
- 1 onion
- 2 x 400 g tins of quality plum tomatoes
- a few sprigs of fresh coriander
Preparation
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Cooking
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
- Scrub 1 medium butternut squash, cut into 4cm (2-inch) chunks, then toss with ½ a jar of balti curry paste and roast in the oven for 30 minutes, or until tender.
- Dice 500g of lamb neck fillet into 2cm (1-inch) pieces, then tip into a bowl.
- Finely grate over the zest of 1 lime and squeeze over the juice, then stir through most of a 500g tub of Greek yoghurt, keeping some back to serve.
- Leave to marinate for around 30 minutes.
- After the squash has had 15 minutes in the oven, add a good lug of groundnut oil to a large pan on a medium heat.
- Peel and slice 2 cloves of garlic and a 5cm (2-inch) piece of ginger, then finely slice 1 fresh red chilli (deseed if you like).
- Tip into the pan and fry for a few minutes.
- Reduce the heat to low, then peel and finely slice 1 onion and add to the pan.
- Cook for 10 minutes, or until softened but not coloured.
- Tip in the roasted butternut squash and 2 x 400g of tins of plum tomatoes.
- Fill one of the tins with water and add that, too.
- Add the lamb along with a good pinch of sea salt and black pepper, then bring to the boil.
- Cover then simmer over a low heat for 1 hour, or until the lamb is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Pick and finely chop the leaves from a few sprigs of fresh coriander, to garnish.
- Delicious served with fluffy rice or naan bread, and the remaining yoghurt on the side.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
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