Easy Lamb Curry Made With Warm Spices.
Lamb can be an acquired taste, especially if not prepared correctly. If you‘re at all in that boat and find yourself intimidated by lamb, allow us to change your mind once and for all with this Indian-style lamb curry made with American Lamb.
If you’re new to cooking lamb then this Indian curry recipe is a great place to start. In this incredibly tasty dish, we’ve slow cooked a lamb shoulder until it falls apart. This method allows the rich flavors of the lamb to mellow out among the warm spices of cumin, garlic, turmeric and cinnamon. These spices are tailor made to compliment lamb and make this curry sing. Did we mention it's also made in the slow cooker!
What is the Best Lamb to Use for a Curry?
This lamb curry recipe is one of our favorites, because not only is the flavor profile “beginner friendly,” winning over even the most skeptical of palates, but it uses one of the most cost effective cuts of lamb, the shoulder. So, instead of that rack of lamb you were considering for Christmas Eve, how about a big bowl of warm lamb curry over basmati rice, with a piece of soft, buttered naan? Sounds pretty perfect, right?
Why choose American Lamb?
You may be wondering why we use American Lamb for our lamb dishes as opposed to whatever else we find at our grocery store. For starters, we are committed to always sourcing the very best meat. For more reasons than we can count, now more than ever feels like a good time to start thinking sustainably about the meat we consume.
American Lamb 101 (the Quick TMP Version):
- American Lamb farmers and ranchers are committed to practices that protect the environment, improve land management and foster animal well-being.
- American Lamb is a flavorful, nutrient-rich food and an excellent source of Vitamin B12, niacin, zinc and selenium.
- Lamb is produced in every state in the country, so fresh, local lamb is available year-round.
- It tastes really good. Like really good.
What Flavors Go with Lamb?
Last month, we shared this Rustic Lamb Pie recipe in celebration of all things fall, but now that the holidays are upon us and winter weather is in full swing, we are in love with this comforting lamb curry stew. We like that this dish is easy enough for anyone to make, but special enough to be served as a holiday meal.
The following spices and herbs best compliment lamb:
Herbs:
- Basil
- Marjoram
- Mint
- Oregano
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Thyme
- Cilantro
Spices:
- Cinnamon
- Cumin
- Curry Powder
- Paprika
- Turmeric
- Curry
How To Make Lamb Curry?
This Indian lamb curry recipe has been created to be easy and give you an oportunity to use your slow cooker. We know it’s busy this time of year, so let this be our gift to you.
Here's how to make this delicious lamb curry.
- First brown the meat in a hot skillet (don’t ever skip on this step, your tastebuds will thank you later).
- Then just add the meat and all the remaining ingredients (except for the cauliflower) to your crock pot, set it and walk away. Boom. That’s it.
The result is a warmly spiced lamb curry, prepared with little effort and resulting in huge flavor. Everyone will love it, and you can use the time you saved on making dinner for things like walks in the snow, staring at twinkle lights, and baking with the ones you love.
What To Serve With Lamb Curry?
Because a little bit of lamb can go a long way, we like to use cauliflower to soak up some of that delicious sauce. If you chose to do this, simply add the cauliflower to the slow cooker for the last hour of cooking‚ it really serves to bring the whole dish together. This one-pot dish is gluten free and is also delicious when served with:
- Basmati rice
- A dollop of yogurt
- Fresh cilantro
- Warm naan
Looking For More Simple Lamb Recipes?
This Lamb Pie made with potatoes and puff pastry or this Rustic Lamb Pot Pie are both fool-proof winners.
As always, if you make this dish we’d love to hear all about it. Post a picture and tag @themodernproper and #themodernproper so we can see how it turned out!
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