Best 5 Curried Lamb Stir Fry Recipes

CUMIN LAMB STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a dry skillet over medium heat, toast cumin seeds and peppercorns until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a mortar and pestle and crush lightly.
• Slice meat across the grain into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Toss meat with crushed spices, ground cumin, salt and dried chiles.
• Peel onion and halve it through the root end. Trim the ends and cut each half lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut white and light green parts of scallions into 2-inch lengths. Thinly slice scallion greens; keep separate.
• Heat a very large skillet or wok over high heat until screaming hot, about 5 minutes. Add oil. Toss in onion and the scallion bottoms. Cook, tossing occasionally, until vegetables are lightly charred but still crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Add lamb and chiles to skillet. Cook, tossing quickly, until meat begins to brown. Add garlic, soy sauce and sherry. Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated and lamb is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Toss in onions and scallion bottoms. Remove from heat and mix in cilantro and scallion greens. Serve hot, over rice.

LAMB CURRY

Steps:

• Lightly toast coriander in a small pan, shaking over medium heat about 2 minutes. Repeat with cumin, cooking about 1 minute. Pour coriander, cumin and peppercorns into a sturdy bag and crush with a rolling pin, or use a mortar and pestle.
• Place oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add onion and sauté until soft on edges, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic and ginger, and cook another minute or two. Stir in meat and cook, turning, for 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with coriander, cumin, peppercorns, turmeric, cinnamon stick and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir. Add yogurt, milk and coconut milk, and gently bring just to a boil; cover and simmer gently until lamb is cooked through, 20 minutes. Fold in scallions, cilantro and a little lemon juice. Serve over Basmati rice.

KERALA LAMB CURRY

Steps:

• To make the spice powder, dry roast the spices in a medium-sized skillet, over medium heat, and stir and toss them around for 1-2 minutes, or until they begin to look toasted and release their aromas.
• Immediately remove from heat and place the spices in a clean coffee grinder, and when cooled slightly, grind to a fine powder, then set aside.
• If you choose not to grate the coconut, cut the thinly sliced coconut flesh into ¼-½ inch dice.
• Next, wipe out the skillet with a paper towel, return to medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
• When hot, add the diced coconut, the turmeric and ½ teaspoon of salt, stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the coconut is toasted, then set aside.
• Heat 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large pan, preferably non-stick, over medium to high heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, and stir a few seconds until they pop.
• Add 20 fresh curry leaves, 3 oz shallots, and all the ginger and garlic, and saute, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until the shallots are lightly browned.
• Now add the meat and the roasted ground spice mixture, and stir well to coat the meat with the spices.
• Toss in the toasted coconut dice and ½ teaspoon of salt, and then add the vinegar and 2½-3 cups water.
• Bring to the boil, cover, and simmer over low heat for 50 minutes to an hour until the meat is almost tender.
• Remove the lid and, increasing the heat if necessary, continue to cook for a further 10-15 minutes or until the sauce is thick and clings to the meat.
• Finally, heat the remaining tablespoon oil in a small skillet over medium heat, and when hot, add the urad dhal (optional) and the mustard seeds.
• Stir until the mustard seeds pop, and then add 2 oz shallots and 20 curry leaves, and stir-fry until the shallots are golden brown.
• Add this shallot mixture to the meat, stir well, remove from heat and serve with rice.

CURRY STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Stir curry powder, cumin, salt, and pepper into the onion mixture. Add asparagus and broccoli to the skillet, pour water over the vegetables, and cook until slightly tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir shrimp into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes.

LAMB-FRY

Steps:

• In a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat, fry onion in oil until edges are nicely browned. Add garlic, ginger, and green chile and stir for 1 minute.
• Mix ground spices with water to form a paste; add to onion mixture. Stir briefly until spices release their fragrance.
• Add lamb and salt and fry over medium heat, stirring frequently util lamb is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste for salt.
• Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat.