Lamb with Fenugreek

Name: Lamb with Fenugreek (Methi Gosht)
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp kasturi methi (dried fenugreek); 1 dsp tomato purée; fresh coriander chopped, to garnish; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground coriander; 4 cloves; 2 bay leaves; vegetable oil; 2-3 whole cardamoms; 5 cm (2 inch) piece fresh ginger finely grated; 2 garlic cloves finely grated; 2 medium onions sliced; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 85 g (3 oz) methi (fresh fenugreek) thick stalks removed; 1 kg (2¼ lb) leg of lamb cut into 5 cm (2 inch) cubes

Methi Gosht

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Rice, Spice and All Things Nice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2006

About

Methi Gosht has always been one of the most popular dishes at the Star of India. It is a very earthy lamb dish, enhanced with the flavours of fresh and dried fenugreek. I simply love it with plain rice and Masoor Dal.

Ingredients

1 kg (2¼ lb) leg of lamb cut into 5 cm (2 inch) cubes
85 g (3 <

Asia
India
Stew
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Bring 200 ml (7 fl oz) water to the boil in a small saucepan, add the fresh methi leaves and cook for about 5 minutes. Strain, reserving the water for later use. Chop the blanched methi leaves and keep to