Recipe: Lamb Shank Curry

Lamb Shank Curry

By Margarita Lee

Ingredients A:

• 4 Lamb shanks
• 400ml Coconut milk 
• 600ml Chicken broth / water 

Ingredients B:

• 2 Star anise
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp Salt 
• 4 stalks Lemongrass (bruised lightly)
• 6 sprigs Curry leaves
• 4 Large tomatoes (sliced thinly)
• 4 Cardamom pods (split)
• 4 tbsp cooking oil

Ingredients C:

• 600g Onion 
• 100g Garlic
• 100g Ginger
• 15 Dried chillies (cleaned and softened)
• 6 Candle nuts 
• 100g Curry powder for meat 
• 5g Turmeric powder

Garnish: 

• Red chilli 
• Coriander

 

Method:

1. Clean and pat dry lamb shanks.
2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add 2 lamb shanks and pan fry both sides for 5 minutes or until browned, then transfer to a deep roasting pan. Repeat with remaining shanks. 
3. Preheat oven to 170°C.
4. Blend ingredients C into a paste. Mix in curry powder and turmeric powder.
5. Heat oil in a pan, then sauté blended ingredients, add in curry leaves, turmeric powder, cardamom, star anise, cinnamon stick and lemongrass until aromatic.
6. Add in tomato slices, keep stirring for 2-3 minutes. Add coconut milk and broth and bring to a boil. Simmer the mixture for 10 minutes.
7. Pour the curry mixture over the lamb shanks, then cover the roasting pan with foil. Bake for 2 hours. 
8. Remove foil, bake for a further 30 minutes to an hour, turning occasionally until the lamb is tender. Season with salt to taste. Set aside to cool.
9. Transfer lamb to a plate. Carefully skim excess fat off the surface of the curry sauce.
10. Serve lamb with the curry sauce over biryani rice or white rice. Garnish with chilli and coriander.

Click here to view the recipe for biryani rice. 

 

Check out more of Margarita’s recipes on her FB @ Umummy Food

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