7 Ingredient Lamb Curry

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A great curry recipe for those who love lamb and mutton

You are about to be introduced to a lamb curry like no other! I am really happy to bring you this  lamb curry  that I was served at a Rajasthani restaurant in Mumbai. It was so good I asked for the recipe and actually got to go back to the kitchen to watch the chefs prepare it for other customers. 

You would be amazed by the size of the huge cast iron wok they were using!  Cooking in huge batches at the restaurant is always a necessity: usually two to three batches per night.

I’m sure you will agree, a lamb curry that is served on that scale in what was a small restaurant, simply has to be tried. For this reason, I have to insist that you ignore the amount of ghee used to make it so delicious.

But isn’t all that ghee bad for you?

Yes, but please allow me to explain…

There is one heck of a lot of ghee used which actually becomes the sauce as it takes on the mouthwatering flavour of the meat. Usually ghee and oil are used simply to fry onions or other ingredients. They aren’t ‘the sauce’!

The sauce is more of a drizzling sauce than a saucy sauce. Think about the last time you dipped a nice chunk of lobster into a garlic butter sauce. It was delicious right?

But you don’t go crazy with all that garlicky butter. That is unless you do. 

Although there is a good amount of sauce, this is meant to be served as a dry – or should I should say juicy curry?  Serve yourself some of that meat and then drizzle the leftover sauce in the pot over it and some rice. It is so good you won’t want to stop eating. 

It only takes a little sauce to be amazing, just like that garlicky butter sauce you dip your lobster in. 

I think you are going to love every bite. 

A great curry recipe is only great if it is perfect for you.

If you enjoy tasty chunks of tender meat in an unbelievably rich and gorgeous sauce, this one is for you. There are only 7 ingredients in this curry so make sure they work their magic for you. Taste and adjust as you go. 

Add more chilli if you like a spicier curry or less if you don’t. I recommend adding paprika instead so that you still get that eye-catching red hue you get from the Kashmiri chilli powder. 

Coriander seeds offer a nice citrusy flavour. Again, you can add this to your own taste.

 

In the photo above, I thought I would use less ghee but ended up adding more. I had to so that the melted ghee completely covered the meat while cooking. 

We are talking one heck of a lot of ghee here! Scared to try it? Then try this equally good Kashmiri lamb rista instead.

Please don’t be scared off though. Instead, give it a try and prepare to be amazed at how good seven simple ingredients can taste together.

The meat juices melt into the ghee which a delicious meaty, buttery sauce. As the meat cooks, it becomes really tender.

A little sauce is all that’s needed.

 

When adding the chilli powder and dried chillies, be careful! Personally I love a really spicy curry but if you don’t, think about using a mix of chilli powder and mild paprika or just paprika. 

I also like to serve this over warm chapatties with a twist of lime juice, freshly diced tomatoes and coriander and mint chutney.

 

*This is a traditional way of cooking this great curry recipe with lots of ghee. If healthier curries are more your thing, just use about 2 tbsp ghee and add just enough water to cover the meat.

There are plenty of curries on my blog that use less oil though so I recommend that you give this curry a go just as it’s meant to be.

If you would like to try another delicious and authentic lamb curry recipe, try my railway lamb curry.