Lamb browned in its sauce recipe

Madhur Jaffrey
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Lamb browned in its sauce recipe

A pressure cooker is used to make this tender lamb dish.

At a glance
  • Cuisine Indian
  • Recipe Type Main
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation time 25 mins
  • Cooking time 70 mins
  • Serves 4 people
Ingredients
For the marinade and meat
  • 500 g (17.6oz) lamb neck fillet, cut into 2 cm chunks
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1.5 tsp olive or mustard oil
For the sauce
  • 2 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 1 medium onion, roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp finely grated or crushed garlic
  • 1 tsp peeled, finely grated root ginger
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 4 tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 tsp garam masala

Step-by-step

  1. For the marinade and meat: combine the meat with all the marinade ingredients and a teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
  2. Mix well, cover and leave in the refrigerator for at least four hours, or overnight.
  3. For the sauce: pour the oil into a pressure cooker and set it over a medium heat.
  4. When it's hot, add the sugar and stir occasionally as it dissolves.
  5. Add the onion and sauté for 30 seconds, then stir in the garlic and ginger. Fry for 10 minutes, or until the onion is browned.
  6. Spoon in the chilli powder and mix well. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the tomatoes. Cook for 1 minute, then add the meat and its marinade. Brown the meat well on all sides for 7 minutes.
  7. The tomatoes and meat will release plenty of juices. Mix, then seal the lid.
  8. Heat to full pressure. Reduce the heat to very low and cook under pressure for 20 minutes.
  9. Turn off the heat and allow the pressure to drop by itself. Open the lid and return the pan to a high heat. Bring to a boil and add the garam masala.

Recipe taken from Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation, new and exclusive to Good Food, Sundays – Thursdays at 9pm from 4th November (Sky / HD 247, Virgin 260)

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