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Lamb curry with saffron basmati rice
17 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 2-3
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Cook this warm and spicy curry the day before and gently reheat it while you cook the rice for a simple make-ahead meal.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
996
Calories
61g
Protein
51g
Fat
73g
Carbs
Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Lime | juice of 1 lime (44ml) | 11 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Saffron | 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 olive oil
- 450g/1lb mix of loin of lamb and leg of lamb
- 2 onions
- 4 garlic
- 4 small red chillies
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
- 1 cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 3 juicy beef tomatoes
- 2 large field mushrooms
- 1 lime
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150g/5oz white basmati rice
- ½ tsp ground saffron
- and freshly ground saltblack pepper
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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