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Lamb with green chillies
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb with green chillies

17 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Hot with whole green chillies and sour with tamarind, this intensely flavoured lamb curry is so easy.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

529
Calories
29g
Protein
36g
Fat
25g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 16 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Poppy Seed not in our table 0
Nigella Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp white poppy seeds
  • , to taste salt
  • 3 large garlic
  • 1 tbsp peeled and roughly chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 800g/1lb 12oz lamb shoulder
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ¾ tsp nigella seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 500ml/17fl oz water
  • 5-8 fat, short green chillies
  • 2-3 tsp fresh tamarind
  • 2 handfuls fresh coriander

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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