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Lamb madras with chapatis
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb madras with chapatis

29 ingredients 1 hr 6-8 openrecipes

Slow cooking the lamb makes it wonderfully tender, combine with aromatic spcies to make a rich flavourful madras. Homemade chapatis make it even more special.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1264
Calories
69g
Protein
53g
Fat
127g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 23 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Beef 100g cooked 250
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
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsp fenugreek
  • 1 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 5 cloves
  • 1 tbsp ground turmeric
  • 4 lamb shanks
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 green birds' eye chilli
  • 2 garlic
  • 1.5cm/¾in piece fresh root ginger
  • 1 onion
  • 12 curry leaves
  • 3 cardamom
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 400g/14oz tin chopped tomatoes
  • 200ml/7fl oz beef stock
  • 2 tsp tamarind
  • 325g/11½oz chapati flour
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • 170-230ml/6-8fl oz water
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 shallots
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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