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Lamb dopiaza recipe
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Lamb dopiaza recipe

19 ingredients 20 min + 1 hr 20 min 4 people openrecipes

Anjum Anand shares her version of a much loved Indian dish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

639
Calories
46g
Protein
37g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 Vegetable oil (use 5 tbsp if your lamb is quite lean)
  • tbsp Green cardamom pods
  • 3 Cinnamon stick (2.5cm)
  • 1 Cloves
  • 4 Black peppercorns
  • 8 Smallish onions (1.5 chopped and 0.5 sliced)
  • 2 Large tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 Fresh root ginger, peeled weight
  • 10 Large garlic cloves
  • g Turmeric
  • 5 Ground cumin
  • 0.5 Ground coriander
  • tsp Garam masala
  • 1 Chilli powder, or to taste (add some paprika for colour if you don't use much)
  • tsp Pinch salt, to taste
  • 1.5 Greek yogurt
  • tsp Leg of lamb, cubed
  • 1 Good squeeze lemon juice, to taste
  • tsp Good handful of chopped fresh coriander leaves

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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