Korma Curried Lamb Pilaf Recipes

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Place lamb in a bowl and drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil over lamb; stir until coated.
• Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add potato to onion.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir lamb, working in small batches, until browned, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer browned lamb to onion mixture.
• Stir curry into lamb-onion mixture and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Add water to lamb-onion mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover saucepan, and simmer until lamb is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Mix coconut milk and chickpeas into lamb-onion mixture and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

LAMB KEEMA

Steps:

• Roast the cumin and coriander seeds in a dry frying pan until fragrant and then grind in a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder. This is known as 'dhana-jeeru' and features frequently in Indian cooking.
• Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan and add the onion, cloves, cassia (or cinnamon), and peppercorns. Cook, stirring occasionally, over a medium high heat until the onion is well browned.
• Discard the cassia (or cinnamon). Add 1 tablespoon of the dhana-jeeru mix, the garam masala, and the turmeric and fry for about 30 seconds stirring.
• Add the tin of tomatoes and break them up with a spatula. Peel and mince the garlic and ginger and add to the pan with the chillis.
• Cook the mixture over a medium heat for about 10 minutes, until the oil separates from the mixture at the edges.
• Add the minced lamb and break up and mix into the mixture. Cover and cook over a low simmer for 35-45 minutes, adding the peas 10 minutes before the end. Check the seasoning and add more salt and garam masala if reqired.
• Like most curries, this dish is best when cooled then reheated to allow the flavours to infuse, but this is optional. Reheat in the pan and serve with rice and / or chapattis.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Marinate lamb in mixture of ground spices and sour cream for 30 minutes. In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole over medium-high heat, fry onion in mixture of oil and butter until edges are nicely browned. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, garlic and ginger and continue frying for 1 or 2 minutes until onion turns medium brown. Add marinated lamb to onion mixture and stir over medium to medium-high heat until sour cream disappears and lamb is no longer pink on the outside, about 2 minutes. Stir in crushed fennel seeds, coconut milk, salt, and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for another 20 to 25 minutes to thicken sauce, adding more water if sauce is too thick. At this point the meat and sauce should have darkened somewhat. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Taste and add salt if needed.

LAMB KORMA CURRY

Steps:

• Coat lamb in 2 teaspoons olive oil and heart remining oil a medium saucepan, add onion and cook over low heat until soft, remove from the heat and add sweet potato.
• Heat a large frypan and brown lamb in 200gram batches and then transfer to the saucepan with the onion and sweet potato when browned.
• Add curry paste to frypan and cook for 1 minute before adding water and stir to combine and pour into the saucepan.
• Bring the saucepan to the boil and reduce heat and simmer covered for 45 minutes and then add coconut milk powder, zucchini and peas and simmer for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Serve with rice and mango chutney.
• LEFT OVERS - Curried Lamb and Chickpea Salad (serves 2 prep 5 minutes) - Prepare salad by combining 1 cup drained canned chickpeas, sliced lebanese cucumber, halved cherry tomatoes and lettuce leaves. Remove excess sauce from leftover lamb pieces and place on top the salad and serve with mango chutney.

KORMA-CURRIED LAMB PILAF

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Add one-third of the lamb and cook, turning occasionally, for 3 minutes or until browned.
• Transfer to a plate.
• Repeat, in 2 more batches with the remaining lamb, heating the pan between batches.
• Add the cardamom pods and curry paste to the pan and cook, stirring, for 1 min or until aromatic.
• Return the lamb to the pan and stir to coat.
• Add the rice stock and 100ml of the yogurt and stir until well combined
• Season with salt.
• Cook, covered, for 2 minutes or until heated though.
• Stir in the peas.
• Remove from heat.
• Set aside, covered for 2 minutes or until the peas are heated through.
• Meanwhile, chop half of the coriander leaves and place in a small bowl.
• Add the remaining yogurt, and stir until well combined.
• Divide the pilaf among serving bowls.
• Top with a dollop of the yogurt mixture.
• Sprinkle with the remaining coriander leaves to serve.