Slow Cooked Lamb Bhuna

5 from 8 votes

Easy, warming and delicious, this Slow Cooked Lamb Bhuna is perfect for chilly autumn and winter days. Only 10 mins prep and then let your oven or slow cooker take the strain until you are ready to eat. Make double and freeze the rest and you’ll have an even easier meal for a busy day in the future!

Course Curry, Main Course

Cuisine British, Fusion, Indian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 2 hours

Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes

Servings people

Calories 330kcal

Author Eb Gargano

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive or rapeseed oil
2 onions sliced
3 cloves garlic crushed or grated
2 cm ginger grated
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons garam masala
600 g diced lamb
400 g tin chopped tomatoes
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons fresh coriander cilantro plus extra for garnish
Basmati rice and / or naans to serve

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 160C/140C fan/gas mark 3/325F (or use your slow cooker – see below).
Place the oil and sliced onions in a medium pan and fry on a low heat, with the lid on, for 5 minutes until softened.
Remove the lid and add the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes and cook for 1 more minute.
Next add the cumin, coriander and garam masala and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring regularly – add a small splash of water if the pan gets too dry, to ensure your spices don’t burn.
Next add the diced lamb, tomatoes and salt and bring to the boil.
Transfer the curry to an oven proof dish with a lid, and place it in your preheated oven for 2 hours.
Alternatively transfer the curry in your slow cooker and cook for 6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.
When your curry is ready, stir in the fresh coriander and serve with rice and/or naan breads and all your favourite accompaniments.

Notes

For greater authenticity, take the slow cooked curry and place it into a hot frying pan or wok and fry it, stirring regularly, until the sauce has reduced to your liking.

Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

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