Lamb Curry Recipe - Mutton Indian Masala Slow cooked tender
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Curry /ˈkʌri/, plural curries, is the generic English term primarily employed in Western culture to denote a wide variety of dishes whose origins are Southern and Southeastern Asian cuisines, as well as New World cuisines influenced by them such as Trinidadian, Mauritian or Fijian. Their common feature is the incorporation of complex combinations of spices and/or herbs, usually including fresh or dried hot chillies. In original traditional cuisines, the precise selection of spices for each dish is a matter of national or regional cultural tradition, religious practice, and, to some extent, family preference. Such dishes are called by specific names that refer to their ingredients, spicing, and cooking methods. spices are used both whole and ground; cooked or raw; and they may be added at different times during the cooking process to produce different results. Curry powder, prepared mixture of spices, is largely a Western notion, dating to the 18th century. Such mixtures are commonly thought to have first been prepared by Indian merchants for sale to members of the British Colonial government and army returning to Britain. Dishes called curry may contain meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish, either alone or in combination with vegetables. They may instead be entirely vegetarian, especially among those for whom there are religious proscriptions against eating meat or seafood.Curries may be either wet or dry. Wet curries contain significant amounts of sauce or gravy based on yoghurt, coconut milk, legume purée (dal), or stock. Dry curries are cooked with very little liquid which is allowed to evaporate, leaving the other ingredients coated with the spice mixture. The main spices found in most South Asian curry powders are turmeric, coriander, and cumin; a wide range of additional spices may be included depending on the geographic region and the foods being included (white/red meat, fish, lentils, rice and vegetables). Curry was adopted and anglicised from the Tamil word kari (கறி) meaning 'sauce', which is usually understood to mean vegetables and/or meat cooked with spices with or without a gravy. According to this theory, was first encountered in the mid-17th century by members of the British East India Company trading with Tamil (Indian) merchants along the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, particularly at Fort St. George (later called Madras and renamed Chennai in 1996). Here, they became familiar with a spice blend used for making kari dishes ... called kari podi or curry powder.. A further explanation put forward in The Flavours of History claims the origins of the word curry to be from old English first recorded in 'The Forme of Cury' (1390). Historically, the word curry was first used in British cuisine to denote dishes of meat (often leftover lamb) in a Western-style sauce flavoured with curry powder.The first curry recipe in Britain appeared in The Art of Cookery made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse in 1747. The first edition of her book used only black pepper and coriander seeds for seasoning of currey. By the fourth edition of the book, other ingredients such as turmeric and were called for. The use of hot spices was not mentioned, which reflected the limited use of chili in India — chili plants had only been introduced into India around the late 15th century and at that time were only popular in southern India.
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Delicious slow cooked Lamb Bhuna | Possibly my favourite lamb curry!
Slow-Cooked Lamb Bhuna - a hot curry, made by frying spices gently, before adding the meat, tomatoes and stock and then letting it simmer away in the oven until tender. It's served in a lusciously thick sauce that clings to the meat.
If you or someone in your family isn't keen on the heat you can leave out the dried and fresh chillies for a milder dish that's still super rich and tasty.
Free printable recipe is available on our site:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp ghee or oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 cinnamon stick
4 cardamom pods
1 large or 2 medium onions peeled and chopped into thick chunks
3 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp minced ginger
6 green birds eye chillies 2 finely chopped, 4 left whole
2 bay leaves
1 tsp chilli flakes
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1 pinch of ground cloves
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 kg (2.2 lbs) lamb chopped into 1-inch chunks (use shoulder, leg or neck)
1 red bell pepper chopped into large chunks
6 medium tomatoes roughly chopped
3 tbsp tomato puree
360 ml (1 ½ cups) lamb or chicken stock
To serve:
Boiled or pilau rice
Chopped coriander cilantro
Chapati
Raita
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/325F
2. Heat the ghee over a medium heat in a large oven-proof pan.
3. Add the cumin seeds, cinnamon and cardamom. Fry for 2-3 minutes, until the spices release their fragrance.
4. Add the chopped onion, garlic and ginger and fry, stirring often, for 5 minutes, until the onion is softened and lightly browned.
5. Add the green chillies, bay leaves, chilli flakes, ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, cloves, salt and pepper.
6. Stir and cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add the lamb and stir to coat in the spices. Cook for 5-7 minutes, until sealed.
8. Add in the chopped red pepper, chopped tomatoes, tomato puree and stock.
Stir together and bring to the boil.
9. Cover the pan and place in the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes - until the lamb is tender and the sauce has thickened. Check on it a couple of times in the last 30 minutes or so so ensure the liquid isn't running dry. Top up with a splash of boiling water if it is.
10. Remove from the oven and serve topped with fresh coriander.
11. I like to serve mine with boiled or pilau rice, chapati and raitha.
Notes:
Can I make it ahead?
Yes, you can make the curry, then cool, cover and refrigerate.Reheat in a pan over a medium heat, stirring occasionally until piping hot throughout.Or reheat in the oven (170C/325F) with the lid on, for around 30 minutes, until piping hot throughout.You may need to add a splash of water or stock to loosen up the curry when reheating.
Can I freeze it?
Yes, make the curry, then cool, cover and freeze. Defrost overnight in the refrigerator and reheat as per the make-ahead instructions above.
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