Indian Lamb and Lentils

Try this delicious take on an Indian Lamb curry. Cooked with lamb, tomatoes, lentils and cauliflower with authentic Indian spices, this makes a great weeknight dinner (and it has the Healthy Pick!)

Preparation Time:: 10 minutes
Cooking Time:: 40 minutes
Serves:: 3

Ingredients

1 small onion, diced

300 g lamb leg steaks, trimmed and cut into 1.5cm pieces

1 Tbsp tomato paste

410 g Wattie’s Indian Style Lentils

1 large potato, peeled and diced

200 g cauliflower, cut into small florets

1 handful fresh coriander or mint leaves, chopped

yoghurt to serve

rice to serve

Method

Heat a dash of oil in a medium sized saucepan. Add the onion and cook until it starts to soften. Increase the heat and add the lamb and stir fry until browned. Stir in tomato paste.

Add Wattie’s Indian Style Lentils and 1⁄2 can of water. Stir while bringing to the boil. Reduce heat. Cover. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and continue cooking a further 15 minutes, then add cauliflower florets and cook a further 10-15 minutes until lamb is tender and vegetables are cooked.

Stir through chopped coriander and mint just before serving. Serve with rice and unsweetened yoghurt if wished.

Other options:

Replace cauliflower florets with 1⁄2 bag of fresh baby spinach leaves, added just before serving.

Replace lamb with chicken thigh fillets.

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Indian Lamb and Lentils