The Estate Tableat Copperopolis
← All recipes

Levantine · Main

Mansaaf Lamb in Spiced Yoghurt Sauce

Tender lamb shoulder simmered in a turmeric, allspice and cinnamon broth, then finished in a thick stabilised yoghurt sauce and scattered with toasted pine nuts. Serve over rice.

  • Yield6 servings
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total2 h 35 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1½ kglamb shoulder, on the bone, in 6 even pieces, or thick shoulder chops
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 60 gghee
  • 40 gpine nuts
  • 1large onion, chopped
  • 1½ tspground turmeric
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • 1 piececinnamon bark, small piece

Yoghurt sauce

  • 500 gplain whole-milk yoghurt
  • 1egg white
  • 2 tspcornstarch
  • 1 tspsalt

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Pine nut
  • Corn (maize)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Turmeric
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

What it costs to shop for

Members can download a cost breakdown for any recipe in Excel: what to buy after trimming, how many packages, and the cost per serving, scaled to however many you’re cooking for.

Sign in to download

Method

The method is for members

The timed method (mise en place, a cook timeline with minutes per step, and cook mode with timers) is delivered to members in their packages, adapted to how they cook.

Your first week is free. Cancel any time, in one click.

Never think about what’s for dinner again

Never repeat a recipe again unless you want to. Every recipe comes with full step by step instructions, a shopping list built for you automatically, and a complete financial breakdown so you know exactly what every plate costs. Plus a full culinary education platform built right in. All for fifteen dollars a month, less than the price of one lunch out.

See what membership includes