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Mauritian butter bean and lamb curry with carrot salad recipe
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Mauritian butter bean and lamb curry with carrot salad recipe

20 ingredients 25 min + 1 hr 10 min 6 people openrecipes

Packed with flavours from the island – delicious and wholesome. Serve with the dressed carrot salad for the zingy freshness.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

552
Calories
30g
Protein
36g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed 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 -2 carrots per person, grated
  • 1 bunch coriander
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 glug extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 whole bulb of garlic
  • 1 cumin seeds
  • tbsp cardamom seeds
  • 8 cloves
  • 8 inch of fresh tumeric root (or 1tsp tumeric powder)
  • 1 thumb sized piece of fresh ginger
  • 1 curry leaves
  • 10 heaped tbsp curry powder
  • 2 garam masala
  • 1 -3 chillies, deseeded and sliced finely
  • tsp dried butterbeans (soaked over night)
  • 2 bone in leg lamb steaks
  • 300 large white onion thinly sliced
  • g x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 5 bunch coriander
  • 1 vegetable oil

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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