Lamb Mince Curry

by Mandy Yin
Star 4.0
    15m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    16 ingredients

This is a wonderfully quick and easy, fail-safe curry, because it uses minced (ground) meat as its main component. My mum used to cook this often, which explains my love for it. I like adding aubergine (eggplant) as well as peas to boost the vegetable content, so that it can simply be served with rice as a fully balanced meal. You can also bake this covered in mashed potato for a slightly different take on cottage pie, as seen in Calum Franklin’s The Pie Room!

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Heat the oil in a large pan over a medium-high heat. Stir-fry the chopped onion, garlic, chilli and chopped coriander stalks along with the salt for 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add the curry powder, cumin and aubergine cubes, and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Add the lamb mince and tinned tomatoes, and stir-fry for another 8-10 minutes.

Step 4

Add the peas and stir-fry for a final 2 minutes.

Step 5

Add a squeeze of lemon juice, to taste, and a few coriander leaves, before serving. with rice cooked according to the packet instructions.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 0.5 Lemon Juice, or to taste 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 2.5cm Ginger, peeled and roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Ginger 100g
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, peeled 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 75ml Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 2tbsp Malaysian Adabi Meat Curry Powder, or see tip 1 x Natco Madras Curry Powder 400g
  • 4 tbsp Plain Yoghurt, or sour cream, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Style Natural Yogurt 500g
  • 2 Onions, peeled and roughly chopped 2 x Sainsbury's Onions Loose
  • 440g Cooked Rice, to serve 2 x Ben's Original Classic Basmati Microwave Rice 220g
  • 1 Red Chilli, roughly chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Red Chillies 65g
  • 15g Fresh Coriander, small bunch, roughly chopped, stems and all, plus extra to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Bunch Coriander 30g
  • Malson Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 0.5tsp Ground Cumin 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
  • 1 Aubergine, eggplant, cut into 1cm (½in) cubes 1 x Sainsbury's Aubergine
  • 200g Canned Chopped Tomatoes, or fresh tomatoes, roughly chopped 1 x Stamford Street Co. Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 400g
  • 200g Frozen Peas 1 x Stamford Street Co. Peas 850g
  • 500g Minced Lamb 1 x Sainsbury's British or New Zealand 10% Fat Lamb Mince 500g
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