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Lamb Peas & Mint Curry

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This is a kinda pumped up shepherds pie mince dish. Not really a curry in the truest sense of the word, but, oh! so worth the minimal effort. It's fast to cook and really easy. It's not a dish I'd serve with rice as it does not really have a gravy. The delicate spicing does not over power the lamb which really does need to be the star! Colourful, flavoursome and mild enough for the kids, yet tasty enough for curry fans. What's not to love!

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide with pictures.

curry in pan

ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

serves 4

  • 2 medium onions chopped
  • 2 Tblsp oil
  • 1 tsp garlic pulp
  • 1 tsp ginger pulp
  • 1 tsp ginger pulp
  • 1 tsp extra hot chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 3 plum tomatoes sliced
  • 475g minced / ground lamb
  • 1 large carrot cut into battons
  • 100g garden peas
  • 2 Tblsp fresh mint ( grow your own ;-> )
  • 2 tbls fresh coriander

method

Please do not use tinned tomatoes, your dish will be too tart! You'll also completely lose the lamb taste and it's way too expensive to do that!

I buy two fresh bunches of coriander at a time, then wash, chop and freeze it, stalks and all. You can then use it just as you would if it were fresh

Browning the onions is key, but doing this with only a little oil takes a while, 15 - 20mins. Try not to stir too often while frying the onions, as this releases water, and they will take longer to brown. Just turn them over every now and again, so they don't burn. 20mins of your life browning onions feels like an eternity, but it is worth it to get the depth of flavour into the dish.

This entire dish including preparation takes 30mins I estimate

prep your ingredients
ingredients
  1. Heat a large heavy based wok
  2. Add oil till it shimmers
  3. Add your onions
  4. Set your carrot batons in another pan
  5. Par boil in water with a little salt ( I hate hard carrots!)
  6. Mix together garlic & ginger paste
  7. Add the spices to form a paste

When the onions are brown:

  1. Add your tomatoes and spice paste
  2. Stir fry until oil appears at the edges
add tomatoes & spice paste
onions tomatoes cooking
  1. Slowly add your lamb mince breaking it down with your fingers
  2. Stir fry the pan on a high heat breaking down the mince

Once the mince looks browned:

  1. Add your carrots peas fresh chilli coriander and mint
  2. Stir fry until you see oil at the edges
lamb peas & mint curry
curry in pan

Serve with home-made chapatis, or even mashed potatoes.

served with chapatis
lamb pea mint curry chapati

You could use this as a stuffing for samosas too, those would be really yummy :¬P