Amaretto Lamb Raan

Name: Amaretto Lamb Raan
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 white onions, roughly chopped; 2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 4 cm/1½ in piece of fresh root ginger; 6 garlic cloves, peeled; 3 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 1 tbsp lightly crushed fennel seeds; 2 heaped tsp ground coriander; 1 heaped tsp ground cumin; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp amaretto liqueur; 450 g/1 lb amaretto biscuits; 2 tbsp flaky sea salt; charred lime halves, to serve; 2 kg/4 lb 8 oz leg of lamb

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

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Bold

By Nisha Katona

Published 2024

About

The traditional way of cooking large joints of meat in India (before the advent of domestic ovens) would be in an underground pit or in a commercial tandoor oven; a time-consuming method of cooking and therefore definitely reserved for special occasions. A raan then is a deeply flavoursome juicy roast cooked in a warming cloak of spiced paste that is ideal for a Sunday dinner or for a celebration feast. Inspired by one of my favourite inventions, gingerbread raan, I wondered w