Lamb curry with raita
3
Points®
Total time: 2 hr 35 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 2 hr 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This melt-in-the-mouth lamb curry is aromatic and rich, thanks to the addition of coconut milk and a few hours on the hob. It’s a great recipe to batch cook and freeze.


Ingredients
Curry Powder
2 teaspoon(s)
Ground Cumin
1 teaspoon(s), level
Ground Cinnamon
½ teaspoon(s), level
Vegetable Oil
1½ tablespoon(s)
Lamb Leg, Lean, raw
450 g, trimmed of fat and diced
Red onion
1 small, coarsely chopped
Root Ginger
1¼ tablespoon(s), grated
Garlic
3 clove(s), finely chopped
Coriander, fresh
7 tablespoon(s), leaves and stems roughly chopped
Tinned Tomatoes
1 can(s), large
Reduced fat coconut milk, tinned (7.7% Fat)
125 ml
Butternut Squash
320 g, diced
Cauliflower rice
600 g
Fat Free Natural Yogurt
120 g
Instructions
1
In a small bowl, combine the curry powder, ¾ tsp cumin and cinnamon, then season and set aside. Heat ½ tablespoon of the oil in a large casserole or nonstick pan set over a medium-high heat. Season the lamb with a little of the spice mixture then cook, in batches, for 2-3 minutes until browned all over. Transfer the lamb to a plate, using a slotted spoon, and set aside.
2
Heat ½ tablespoon of the remaining oil in the casserole, and fry the onion, 1 tbsp ginger, garlic, coriander stems and remaining spice mixture for 4-5 minutes until softened. Return the lamb to the casserole, then add the tomatoes, coconut milk and half a tin of cold water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for 1 hour, adding a little more water if the mixture gets too thick.
3
Add the butternut squash and cook for a further 1 hour, until the lamb is very tender, then stir in most of the coriander leaves.
4
Meanwhile, make the raita. Stir the yogurt, 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, ½ tsp ginger and ¼ tsp remaining cumin in a small bowl until well combined.
5
Just before the curry is ready, prepare the cauliflower rice. Heat the remaining oil in a large nonstick frying pan set over a medium-high heat. Add the cauliflower rice and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until cooked through. Season to taste.
6
Divide the cauliflower rice between bowls, spoon over the curry, scatter over the remaining coriander leaves and serve with the raita spooned over.
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