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Madras-style lamb curry

September 14, 2013 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

Filled with spices and rich tomato flavours; fresh curry leaves make this dish even tastier

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Madras-style lamb curry

Serves: 4

Cooking Time: 1 hour 30 mins

Ingredients

10ml (2 tsp) vegetable oil
500g stewing lamb or lamb neck
1 onion, finely chopped
45ml (3 tbsp) ready-made
rogan josh spice paste
1 garlic clove, minced
5cm fresh ginger, grated
10ml (2 tsp) ground cumin
1 cinnamon stick
5ml (1 tsp) chilli powder
2 x 410g tins chopped tomatoes
6 fresh curry leaves
500ml (2 cups) water
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
TO SERVE
brown basmati rice
poppadoms
red onion, sliced
fresh coriander

Instructions

Heat 5ml (1 tsp) oil in a large pot. Brown the meat in batches, remove and set aside.

Add remaining oil to the same pot, followed by the onion, rogan josh paste, garlic, ginger, cumin, cinnamon stick and chilli powder. Fry for 2 minutes and return the meat to the pot. Coat the meat in the spices. Add tomatoes, curry leaves and water, and season well.

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the gravy is thick and the meat tender, 1 hour – 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Serve with brown basmati rice, poppadoms, red onion and fresh coriander.

LEILA’S TIP
A dollop of thick plain yoghurt is delicious for a bit of creaminess.

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