Lamb White Bean Curry Recipes

EASY INDIAN CURRIED LAMB

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, garlic, and cumin seeds in the hot oil until onion is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Add lamb, tomato paste, coriander, salt, garam masala, turmeric, and red chile powder; stir to coat. Cover saucepan and simmer until meat is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour.

LAMB AND BUTTER BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Drain the soaked butterbeans.
• Into a large pan put the butterbeans and the water, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Crush to a pulp the ginger and garlic with the salt.
• Mix together the ground coriander, cumin, turmeric and chilli powder with 3 tbsp water to make a paste.
• Heat the oil and fry the onions, chillies and cinnamon sticks for 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and ginger pulp and cook for 2 minutes Add the spice paste and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the meat, increase the heat and fry for 5 minutes Stir often.
• Add the tomato, cardamoms and the cloves, stir in the warm water, bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover with a lid and simmer for 1 hour.
• To the meat add the butterbeans and their cooking water. Bring to the boil, cover the pan and simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat stir in the lemon juice and serve garnished with the coriander leaves if using.

LAMB & WHITE BEAN CURRY

Steps:

• Combine all except the meat in a crock pot.
• Mix well.
• Stir in the Lamb.
• Cover, cook on high for 1 hour.
• Reduce heat to low, stir.
• Cover, cook for 6-7 hours,'til beans are just tender. Always simmer curries slowly for a long time to bring out the full flavor of all the ingredients.
• Serve on a bed of Basmati Rice cooked in chicken stock with a green Cardamom pod.
• Serve the traditional"side boys", chutney, chopped peanuts, chopped green onions (whites& light green), raisins, grated coconut, Dried currents, chopped dried apricots, chopped dried mango, chopped dried papaya, the list is almost endless.

WHITE BEAN AND LAMB SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the dried beans in water overnight. After soaking, drain off remaining water, and rinse.
• In a large stockpot, cook the onion in oil over low heat until just beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Increase the heat to medium, and add lamb; cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in carrots and celery, and cook for 1 minute. Stir in tomatoes, and season with parsley, thyme, oregano, and with freshly ground pepper and salt to taste. Add beans and broth to the pot. Bring to a boil, boil for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for 1/1/2 hours, or until beans are tender.
• Rinse spinach, and then place in a saucepan. Place over medium heat, and cook until wilted. This will only take a short time, and you will not need to add more liquid to the pan.
• Top each serving of soup with wilted spinach and crumbled feta cheese.

LAMB AND WHITE BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a heavy ovenproof 5- to 6-quart casserole. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic, and saute over medium heat, stirring, until tender. Increase heat slightly, and when vegetables begin to brown, remove them from pot and take pot off heat.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Season the flour with salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss lamb in flour to coat.
• Heat remaining oil in casserole. Add lamb, and sear over medium-high heat, stirring and turning until meat is browned. Remove meat from pot, and add wine. Cook, stirring, to deglaze pot and reduce wine. Stir in the stock, tomatoes and herbes de Provence. Taste sauce, and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
• Return vegetables to casserole, then add lamb and beans. Place thyme on top. Cover casserole, and place in oven for 1 hour. Increase heat to 375 degrees, uncover casserole and bake 20 minutes longer. Serve at once, or set aside and reheat before serving.

WEST INDIAN LAMB CURRY

Steps:

• Pat lamb dry with paper towels and place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon curry powder, the salt, the ground ginger and the black pepper. Add spice mix to large bowl and toss with lamb.
• Combine onion, scallion, garlic, fresh ginger, allspice, thyme leaves and 2 tablespoons oil in a blender; purée until smooth. Scrape mixture over lamb and toss to combine. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons curry powder and heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Working in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot, brown the meat on all sides. Drizzle in additional oil, if needed, to prevent meat from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Transfer browned meat to a plate as it browns.
• Once all the meat has been browned, return it to the pot, along with any juices on the plate. Add enough water to just cover meat. Bring liquid to a simmer, covered, then uncover the pot and cook gently for 45 minutes.
• Stir potato, carrot and pepper into pot. Simmer until vegetables are fork tender and meat is cooked through, about 30 to 45 minutes longer.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer meat and vegetables to a bowl. Simmer cooking liquid until it has reduced and thickened to a saucy consistency (to taste), about 15 minutes. Taste sauce and add more salt if needed. Pour sauce over meat. Serve over rice, topped with a squeeze of lime, a dollop of mango chutney or pickle and fresh cilantro.