Authentic Indian Lamb Dopiaza Curry

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    8

  • Calories

    486 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Indian

Authentic Indian Lamb Dopiaza Curry

This delicious Authentic Lamb Dopiaza, is easy to make at home. With plenty of onions, easy to find spices and a naturally gluten-free sauce, this Traditional Dopiaza recipe is a simple authentic lamb curry you can make at home. Serve it with plain rice or some naan breads, for a delicious meal for the whole family. The lamb curry is finished is traditionally finished with yogurt, but coconut cream makes a great creamy alternative.

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Ingredients

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For the paste

  • 4 large onions
  • thumb sized piece fresh root ginger
  • garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup hot water

For the curry

  • 6 onions
  • 2.2 lb lamb (see note 1)
  • 3 tbsp  ghee or a flavourless oil
  • tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • pinch ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼-½ teaspoon cayenne pepper - if you like it spicy
  • 2 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • ½ cup plain yogurt/coconut cream
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • ½ Fresh Lemon
  • Fresh cilantro for garnish
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Instructions

  1. Roughly chop 4 of the onions.4 / 10 large onions
  2. In a food processor or blender add the chopped onions, garlic cloves and ginger with ¼ cup of hot water. Blend until you have a thick paste. Set to one side.8  / 8 garlic cloves thumb sized piece fresh root ginger¼ cup / 60 ml hot water
  3. Cut the remaining 6 onions into half moon slices.6 onions
  4. Melt the ghee/oil in a large heavy bottomed pan and fry the onion moons. Use a medium-high heat. You want the onions to cook quickly and start to caramelize.3 tbsp  ghee
  5. Using a slotted spoon to remove the onions from the pan and set aside for later.
  6. Cut the lamb into bite size chunks and fry it all off in the onion flavoured ghee/oil.2.2 lb / 1 kg lamb
  7. Add your onion-garlic-ginger puree to the lamb pan, give it a nice stir to coat the lamb.
  8. Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, until the onion mixture has softened. Don't allow the mixture to color.
  9. Stir in the ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, cayenne pepper (if using) and stir together.1  tbsp / 1 tablespoon ground cumin1 tbsp / 1 tbsp  ground coriander1 tsp / 1 tsp  ground turmericpinch / ⅛ tsp  ground cinnamon½ tsp ground cardamom¼-½ tsp / ¼-1/2 tsp  cayenne pepper
  10. Pour in the stock and tomato paste, stir well and gently simmer, uncovered, for an hour.2 cups / 500 ml vegetable stock1 tbsp tomato paste
  11. Check the lamb is tender. If not give it 10-15 minutes more. If the sauce is looking too dry add an extra ¼ cup of water.
  12. Stir through your fried onion moons, the yoghurt/ coconut cream and garam masala. Then cook for a further 5 minutes.½ cup / 125 ml plain yogurt/coconut cream1 tsp / 1 tsp  garam masala
  13. Finish the curry with a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh cilantro.½ / ½ fresh lemon Fresh cilantro for garnish

Notes

  • This Lamb Dopiaza is cooked low and slow so you can buy a cheaper cut of lamb like lamb shoulder. A boneless shoulder is easier as you can just cut it up without having to worry about the bone. Have a look at the grocery store or ask your butcher what they suggest. Make sure you tell him that it will be cooked in liquid for at least an hour.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 486kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Cholesterol 107mg (36%) Sodium 343mg (14%) Potassium 644mg (18%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 350IU (7%) Vitamin C 22.3mg (25%) Calcium 106mg (11%) Iron 3.9mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 486 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 486kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 107mg 36%
Sodium 343mg 14%
Potassium 644mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 350IU 7%
Vitamin C 22.3mg 25%
Calcium 106mg 11%
Iron 3.9mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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