A simple, quick and totally tasty lamb recipe, this Lamb Keema Biryani is a perfect midweek meal for when time is tight, but delicious enough for the weekend too.
So last week I was contacted by the folks at ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ to collaborate on a couple of delicious, midweek lamb recipes.
‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’, is an EU funded campaign to encourage the use of lamb in everyday cooking. Lamb is often considered difficult to cook, expensive, or something to be saved for Sunday roasts. The aim of the campaign is to demonstrate just how tasty, easy and fun lamb is to cook with every day of the week!
As you know I am passionate about recipes which are delicious but also easy, stress-free and family friendly, so I couldn’t wait to get started.
The people at the ‘LAMB. Tasty Easy Fun’ Campaign set me two challenges: the first was to cook and review a recipe from their website, and the second was to create a tasty, easy and fun lamb recipe all of my own.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I really recommend you check out my review of their Lamb Stew with Spices, Butternut Squash and Chestnuts, which I shared yesterday. It was an absolutely delicious dish, that is so perfect for this time of year, easy to make and, as a bonus, left me with a couple of extra portions for the next day.
But today I want to share with you the second part of the challenge…my very own tasty, easy and fun lamb recipe, which is…Lamb Keema Biryani!
Lamb Keema Biryani combines two classic Indian dishes: Lamb Keema, which is lamb mince cooked with spices and chilli, and Biryani, which is a well loved Indian dish made with spices, rice, and meat. By using lamb mince in the biryani, it makes this dish very easy and quick – perfect for a midweek meal.
To add extra veggies to this meal, and because they go so well, I have roasted some aubergine and cauliflower in the oven with some cumin, to toss into the biryani at the end, just before serving, but if you are tight for time you could omit this step, or maybe just throw in some frozen peas instead, and you would still have a delicious meal.
Although this is a very easy and quick dish to prepare, it could easily be jazzed up with some extras such as naan breads, pickles, chutneys or a simple raita.
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Lamb Keema Biryani
Ingredients
Cumin Roasted Aubergine and Cauliflower
- 1 aubergine chopped into 1cm chunks
- ½ cauliflower chopped into small florets
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon salt
Lamb Keema Biryani
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion diced
- 400 g lamb mince
- 3 cloves garlic grated
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes or 1 fresh chilli diced (or to taste)
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons garam masala
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 300 g basmati rice
- 400 ml tin coconut milk
- 200 ml water (half fill the empty coconut milk tin)
- 2 tablespoons of fresh coriander chopped finely (plus extra for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 220C / 200C fan / gas mark 7 / 425F.
- Place all the ingredients for the Cumin Roasted Aubergine and Cauliflower in a large oven tray and toss together. When the oven has reached the right temperature, roast the vegetables for 20 minutes or until soft.
- Meanwhile, put the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and the diced onion in a large frying pan or sauté pan (must have a lid), fry gently for 3 minutes or until softened but not browned.
- Turn up the heat and add the lamb mince, fry for 2-3 minutes until browned.
- Reduce the heat again and add the garlic, chilli and spices and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice and stir to coat the rice in the onions, mince and spices, then add the coconut milk and water and bring to the boil. Put a lid on the frying pan and turn the heat right down, simmer for 10-12 minutes or until the rice is done to your liking. If it starts sticking before the rice is cooked, add an extra splash of water.
- Finally stir in the roasted aubergine and cauliflower and 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh coriander.
- Sprinkle extra coriander on top and serve with all your favourite extras, such as naan breads, pickles and chutneys.
Notes
- Suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
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Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
I am loving all of the lamb recipes at the moment Eb! Guess what will be on my shopping list this week. Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Eb Gargano says
Haha – thanks Kirsty 🙂 Glad I’ve inspired you!! Eb x
Mel says
That one is not for me (lamb doesn’t agree with me!) but my husband would love it. It’s so nice of you to join in with our little #FreeFromFridays party. Mwah!
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks. Sorry to hear lamb doesn’t agree with you 🙁 I’m sure you could make this with another kind of mince, if you wanted. A pleasure joining in with you – I really like your linky and I find all the other posts really fascinating to read. Eb x
Chloe says
Hi. I love lamb. This is a greasy dish to enjoy at the weekend as a safe homemade takeaway. I shall be giving this a try. Thanks for sharing, Chloe
Eb Gargano says
Me too, Chloe 🙂 This biryani is a really nice alternative to a takeaway and only takes 30 minutes, so ready in about the same time!! Plus much healthier and, as you say, safe for those who have allergies to gluten or dairy. Thanks for your kind comments 🙂 Eb x
Midgie says
I LOVE the idea of adding roasted cauliflower to this it goes so well in curries! This looks yum and I am definitely going to try it!
Eb Gargano says
Roasted cauliflower is soooo good, but roasted cauliflower with cumin and plenty of salt is just the best! And it is so delicious in this curry, it works so well with the lamb and spices. I am getting hungry just talking about it. I need to make this again soon!! Thanks for your kind comments, Midgie, I’d love to know how you get on if you make this 🙂 Eb x
Corina says
Another gorgeous lamb recipe! I love that the roasted vegetables are stirred in at the end rather than cooked in biryani as I do really love roasted aubergines and cauliflower. Thanks so much for sharing with #CookOnceEatTwice x
Eb Gargano says
Me too – roasting the aubergine and cauliflower with cumin and salt makes them tastes amazing – and actually makes the biryani easier to cook, because you are not juggling so many things in one pan. Thanks for all your lovely comments 🙂 Eb x
Sarah says
Could I use leftover roast lamb instead of lamb mince? x
Eb Gargano says
Absolutely! That’s a great idea 😀
Ros says
Eb, could you slow cooker this do you think?
Thanks
Eb Gargano says
Hmmm – possibly, I’m not sure. I have never tried slow cooking this, or anything similar, unfortunately. Sorry not to be more help. Let me know if you try it and how you get on! Eb 🙂
Jo Edwards says
Love this recipe! I’ve done it a few times and my kids love it too. I’m Doing it tonight but with tandoori chicken breast, I’ve marinatedchickenbreaststrips in, natural yoghurt a little bit of garlic granules and tandoori paste. I’mthen going to chargril it in a grill pan (although I so would prefer lamb!) The only changes I’m going too make is; swapping the green for red pepper and I’ll use chicken stock instead of water, so we will see how it turns out! 😁
Eb Gargano says
Aw, that’s great to hear 😀 And I love the sound of your chicken variation. Do let me know how that turned out! Eb 🙂