Lamb Korma

 900 g leg of lamb
 225 g onions peeled and chopped
 100 g vegetable ghee
 12 green cardamoms
 4 black cardamoms
 3 tsp garlic paste
 3 tsp ginger paste
 4 tbsp greek natural yoghurt, lightly whisked
 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp red chilli powder
 1 tsp salt or to taste
 pinch of saffron
 1 tsp kewra water (available at most Asian shops)
1

Cut the lamb into medium sized pieces, on and off the bone.

2

Fry the onions in the vegetable ghee until light gold in colour. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and leave to slightly cool before grinding them in a blender to a rough paste.

3

Crush the green and black cardamoms in a pestle and mortar to a coarse powder. Mix the cardamoms with the onion paste and set aside for use later.

4

Add the lamb to the ghee, in which you fried the onions, stir over a medium heat to seal the juices and lightly colour the meat.

5

Add the garlic, ginger, ground coriander, chilli powder, ground cumin and salt, keep stirring until the spices lose their raw quality, add a splash of water to prevent the spices from sticking to the pan.

6

Add the yoghurt and stir, mix the ingredients through well. Cover and cook over a low heat for 40-45 minutes.

7

Infuse the saffron threads, in 2 tbsp tepid water to add to the korma later.

8

When the meat is close to tender, add the onion and cardamom paste, cook slowly for a further 5 minutes over a low heat until the lamb is nearly ready.

9

Finally, add the saffron water and 1 tsp of kewra water and gently simmer for a further 5 minutes.

10

Serve with naan.

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Ingredients

 900 g leg of lamb
 225 g onions peeled and chopped
 100 g vegetable ghee
 12 green cardamoms
 4 black cardamoms
 3 tsp garlic paste
 3 tsp ginger paste
 4 tbsp greek natural yoghurt, lightly whisked
 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp red chilli powder
 1 tsp salt or to taste
 pinch of saffron
 1 tsp kewra water (available at most Asian shops)

Directions

1

Cut the lamb into medium sized pieces, on and off the bone.

2

Fry the onions in the vegetable ghee until light gold in colour. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and leave to slightly cool before grinding them in a blender to a rough paste.

3

Crush the green and black cardamoms in a pestle and mortar to a coarse powder. Mix the cardamoms with the onion paste and set aside for use later.

4

Add the lamb to the ghee, in which you fried the onions, stir over a medium heat to seal the juices and lightly colour the meat.

5

Add the garlic, ginger, ground coriander, chilli powder, ground cumin and salt, keep stirring until the spices lose their raw quality, add a splash of water to prevent the spices from sticking to the pan.

6

Add the yoghurt and stir, mix the ingredients through well. Cover and cook over a low heat for 40-45 minutes.

7

Infuse the saffron threads, in 2 tbsp tepid water to add to the korma later.

8

When the meat is close to tender, add the onion and cardamom paste, cook slowly for a further 5 minutes over a low heat until the lamb is nearly ready.

9

Finally, add the saffron water and 1 tsp of kewra water and gently simmer for a further 5 minutes.

10

Serve with naan.

Lamb Korma
Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Ingredients

 900 g leg of lamb
 225 g onions peeled and chopped
 100 g vegetable ghee
 12 green cardamoms
 4 black cardamoms
 3 tsp garlic paste
 3 tsp ginger paste
 4 tbsp greek natural yoghurt, lightly whisked
 1 ½ tsp ground coriander
 1 ½ tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp red chilli powder
 1 tsp salt or to taste
 pinch of saffron
 1 tsp kewra water (available at most Asian shops)

DIRECTIONS

1

Cut the lamb into medium sized pieces, on and off the bone.

2

Fry the onions in the vegetable ghee until light gold in colour. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and leave to slightly cool before grinding them in a blender to a rough paste.

3

Crush the green and black cardamoms in a pestle and mortar to a coarse powder. Mix the cardamoms with the onion paste and set aside for use later.

4

Add the lamb to the ghee, in which you fried the onions, stir over a medium heat to seal the juices and lightly colour the meat.

5

Add the garlic, ginger, ground coriander, chilli powder, ground cumin and salt, keep stirring until the spices lose their raw quality, add a splash of water to prevent the spices from sticking to the pan.

6

Add the yoghurt and stir, mix the ingredients through well. Cover and cook over a low heat for 40-45 minutes.

7

Infuse the saffron threads, in 2 tbsp tepid water to add to the korma later.

8

When the meat is close to tender, add the onion and cardamom paste, cook slowly for a further 5 minutes over a low heat until the lamb is nearly ready.

9

Finally, add the saffron water and 1 tsp of kewra water and gently simmer for a further 5 minutes.

10

Serve with naan.