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Aloo Gosht Garlicky Lamb with Potatoes

Aloo gosht, meat and potatoes Indian-style: lamb rubbed with garlic, cumin, black cumin and fennel, seared and braised with fried onion paste and tomato, then finished with crisp-edged potatoes.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 38 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

marinade

  • 2 tbspgarlic paste (or finely grated garlic)
  • 2 tspcumin seeds, ground
  • 2 tspcoriander seeds, ground
  • 2 tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 1 tspblack cumin seeds, ground
  • 1 tspfennel seeds, ground
  • 1 tspcayenne
  • 450 gboneless leg of lamb, fat trimmed, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
  • 225 grusset or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into 2.5 cm cubes and held in cold water
  • 4 tbspcanola oil, divided
  • ¼ cupfried onion paste (birista blended with a splash of water)
  • 2 tbsptomato paste
  • 2 tbspfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped, to garnish

To serve

  • 200 gbasmati rice, cooked, to serveoptional
  • 1baguette, sliced, to serveoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Nigella (black cumin, kalonji)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Cumin
  • Yeast
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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