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Lamb Coconut Curry

September 5, 2018 | Freezable Meals, Make-ahead Meals, Red meat, Slow Cooked, Vegetarian

Coconut Lamb Curry - a delicious, easy to make recipe that the whole family will just love.

This weeks cracking Lamb Coconut Curry recipe is thanks to the lovely Irena Macri from Irena Macri | Food Fit For Life. I don’t often share other peoples recipes, but Irena is a friend and I really love her cooking style.

I’ve made this several times for my family and they always devour it. So here we have it, I know you are going to love this delicious Lamb Curry…

Lamb Coconut Curry

Prep 15 minutes
Cook 1 hour 50 minutes
Total 2 hours 5 minutes
Serves: 4
Coconut Lamb Curry - a delicious, easy to make recipe that the whole family will just love.
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This Lamb Coconut Curry is an easy to make, nourishing curry that the whole family will love. 

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter, ghee or coconut oil
  • 700 g lamb shoulder - diced
  • 1 onion/s (large) sliced
  • 1 red chilli/s - finely diced
  • 2 stick/s celery - diced
  • 3 clove/s garlic - diced
  • 2 ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1¼ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1½ tsp ghee (or extra coconut oil)
  • 400 ml canned coconut milk (1½ cups)
  • 1½ tbsp tomato paste (omit for AIP)
  • 250 ml water (1 cup)
  • 1 tsp sea salt - or to taste
  • 2 carrot/s - diced
  • ½ lime/s - juice (to serve)
  • Fresh coriander or parsley - to garnish
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Method

  • Heat a tablespoon of butter, ghee or coconut oil in a casserole dish or a large saucepan.
  • Add the lamb and stir on a high heat until slightly browned, about 3-4 minutes. 
  • Add the onion, chilli and celery and cook for about a minute or two, until slightly softened. Bring the heat down to medium.
  • Add the garlic, garam masala, turmeric, fennel seeds and ghee (or extra coconut oil if avoiding dairy). Stir through and cook for a minute to let the spices release their aromas.  
  • Add the coconut milk, tomato paste, water and sea salt. Stir and bring to boil.
  • Turn the heat down to slow simmer and cook for 1 hour, covered with a lid. Stir a couple of times.
  • After an hour, add the diced carrot and cook for a further 30-40 minutes, covered with a lid. Stir a few times.
  • Sprinkle with some fresh coriander or parsley and a little drizzle of lemon or lime juice before serving. 

Slow cooker

  • This can certainly cooked in a slow cooker. However, as the speed and temperature varies between the many brands of slow cookers, base the amount of liquid you add and the cook time on a similar style of recipe in the guide book for your specific slow cooker. The general rule of thumb is to halve the liquid and double the cook time, but understanding your own slow cooker is the best guide.

Serve

  • Serve with your favourite vegetables or cauliflower rice.

Make-ahead

  • Re-heat in a pot over a low heat until just hot.

Store

  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
  • Can also be frozen.

Variations

No-heat

Remove the red chilli to make it less spicy if cooking for the kids - although it’s not very spicy anyway.

Dairy-free

Choose coconut oil as the fat. 

Onion and garlic-free

Replace them with a small bulb of fennel (diced) and a teaspoon of ground cumin. 

Vegetarian 

Replace the lamb with 2 cans of drained and rinsed chickpeas. Serve with rice or quinoa to ensure you have a complete protein. 
 
 

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Georgia Harding

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Category: Freezable Meals, Make-ahead Meals, Red meat, Slow Cooked, Vegetarian Tags: curry, dairyfree, dinner, eggfree, familyfood, garlicfree, glutenfree, grainfree, indian, lamb, legumefree, lowfructose, lowsugar, lunch, meal, nutfree, onionfree, seafoodfree, sesamefree, vegetarian, wheatfree, yeastfree

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22 Comments

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  1. Katie says

    This beautiful recipe arrived in my inbox this morning! Thanks – and just in time for me to make for my carnivore house guests!
    How long would you suggest in the slow cooker?
    Many thanks!

    September 7, 2018
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Oh great, glad to help. Katie, I find it hard to give exact times. I’ve owned two slow cookers in my life time and they both cooked very differently (one much quicker than the other). Base the cook time on a similar recipe you’ve already cooked in your cooker (curry or saucy casserole) and you’ll be right. It’s very forgiving (I actually forgot mine was on the stove top this week and cooked it for an extra hour and it was still beautiful). Enjoy G x

      September 7, 2018
      Reply
      • Katie says

        Thanks Georgia!

        September 7, 2018
        Reply
  2. Leah says

    5 stars
    This curry is simply delicious and so packed with flavour! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    September 9, 2018
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      You’re very welcome thrilled you enjoyed it and thanks for your feedback and for rating the recipe G x

      September 10, 2018
      Reply
  3. Aneta says

    5 stars
    Delicious ! I used fennel instead of onion and added some green peas at the end of cooking time. Tried it with cauliflower rice and with roasted buckwheat , both combinations really good.

    September 10, 2018
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Beautiful, so pleased you enjoyed it Aneta. Thanks for the feedback and for rating the recipe G x

      September 13, 2018
      Reply
  4. Tess says

    5 stars
    This recipe is such a winner, thank you so much. Every recipe of yours that I’ve tried has felt like kicking a goal. I especially like your caveats at the end so we can tweak the recipe to suit personal needs.
    Just love your work, thank you ?

    September 15, 2018
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      Thanks Tess. So thrilled you loved this and the way I structure my recipes to suit different dietary goals. Appreciate your feedback and thanks for rating the recipe too G x

      September 15, 2018
      Reply
  5. Elaine says

    5 stars
    Love this curry Georgia! Thanks! I have made it twice now and the flavours are just perfects. It’s also so easy to make from scratch without any pre bought pastes etc. served with basmati and quinoa mixed.

    August 3, 2019
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Elaine and cheers for the feedback and for rating the recipe too G x

      August 9, 2019
      Reply
  6. Ashley says

    5 stars
    Wow! This is such a delicious recipe! I’ve made quite a few of your recipes lately Georgia, and this is definitely a stand out favourite. Super simple, and soooo delicious.
    Thank you for sharing, will definitely be a regular in our household!

    July 28, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you are enjoying everything Ashley G x

      July 30, 2020
      Reply
  7. Caitlin Warren says

    5 stars
    Delish! I made this in the frying pan with 500g of lamb mince, omitted the water, was missing half the ingredients (no chilli, celery, fennel or lime) and it was still excellent! Served with rice and steamed greens. Thanks for another versatile and resilient recipe Georgia 🙂

    October 19, 2020
    Reply
  8. Tanya Sholl says

    5 stars
    This is seriously good! So simple yet so tasty. Everyone asked for seconds! Including my “I don’t eat curry ” 9 year old. lol.
    I added some diced potatoes with the carrots to stretch it further, and served the chilli on the side for the adults. Absolute winner.

    October 21, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you enjoyed it Tanya, cheers for the 5?s too G x

      October 21, 2020
      Reply
  9. Katie Jodrell says

    5 stars
    Love this recipe – the meat is becomes so tender and the flavours are amazing!!

    October 29, 2020
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So glad you loved it G x

      October 31, 2020
      Reply
  10. Donna Webb says

    5 stars
    So simple and DELICIOUS! Served it with roast veggies, and steamed peas and greens. What a winner! Thanks, Georgia!

    August 29, 2021
    Reply
    • Georgia Harding says

      So pleased you enjoyed it Donna and cheers for the 5 stars G x

      August 30, 2021
      Reply
  11. Julie says

    5 stars
    A lovely flavour, everyone in the family enjoyed it, my 10 year old said “it didn’t look that good but it tasted great!” (My presentation wasn’t as nice as yours 🤣)

    May 21, 2022
    Reply
    • Well Nourished Team says

      Hi Julie, all that matters is the taste! So happy to hear the family enjoyed 😊

      May 24, 2022
      Reply

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