Lamb Saag

Name: Lamb Saag
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 800g lamb shoulder, diced; 500g fresh spinach, blanched and blended; 2 large onions, diced; 400g crushed tomatoes; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp chilli powder; 200ml double cream; 4 tbsp ghee; 1 tsp cumin seeds

Tender lamb pieces cooked with fresh spinach and aromatic spices — hearty and deeply nourishing. Frying the cumin seeds in ghee until they pop before anything else goes in builds the aromatic base the rest of the curry depends on.

Total time

85 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

65 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

gluten-free

Ingredients

800glamb shoulder, diced

500gfresh spinach, blanched and blended

2large onions, diced

400gcrushed tomatoes

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

2 tspground coriander

1 tspturmeric

1 tspgaram masala

1 tspchilli powder

200mldouble cream

4 tbspghee

1 tspcumin seeds

Instructions

Fry cumin seeds in ghee until they pop, add onions and cook until golden.

Add garlic and ginger, cook 2 minutes.

Add all ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add lamb and brown on all sides over high heat.

Add tomatoes and cook 5 minutes.

Add blended spinach and 200ml water, cover and simmer 45 minutes.

Add cream and simmer 10 more minutes until lamb is very tender.

Season generously, serve with naan or rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1018

Protein

56.7g

Fat

80.6g

Carbs

17.8g

Fiber

5.7g

Sodium

268mg

Reviews

Leave a review

★★★★★

No account needed to post. New reviews are checked before they appear publicly.