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Spiced cannon of salt marsh lamb with chicken liver masala and asparagus and spinach porial
Photo: Lily Banse

Spiced cannon of salt marsh lamb with chicken liver masala and asparagus and spinach porial

33 ingredients 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Lamb that grazes in coastal estuaries is highly prized in France and increasingly in the UK. Its tender flavour lends itself well to Indian spices as Cyrus Todiwala demonstrates.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1246
Calories
77g
Protein
84g
Fat
52g
Carbs

Counts 19 of 23 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 19 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken Liver 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • 2 tsp crushed black pepper
  • 2 tsp crushed cumin
  • ¾ tsp ground star anise
  • ½ lime
  • 800g/1lb 12oz cannon of lamb
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • , to taste sea salt
  • 400g/14oz chicken livers
  • 1 heaped tsp minced ginger
  • 1 heaped tsp minced garlic
  • ¼ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 level tsp ground cumin
  • 1 level tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp chilli
  • 1 heaped tsp green chilli
  • ½ lime
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • , to taste sea salt
  • 1 heaped tbsp roughly chopped coriander
  • 1 tbsp shredded mint
  • 110g/4oz split yellow peas
  • 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ tsp black mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
  • 6-8 curry leaves
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 20-30 baby spinach
  • , to season sea salt
  • 4 fried eggs
  • 4 butter

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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