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Serving size
Ingredients
Ingredients
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500g steamed brown basmati rice(Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
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4 tsp pasanda spice(Cumin, Black Pepper, Turmeric, Cloves, Cardamom, Fenugreek Leaf, Chilli Flakes, Cinnamon, Rapeseed oil)
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4 tsp ginger paste(Ginger, Citric Acid, Cornflour)
- 500g lamb mince
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80g Kale (whole leaf)(Kale (whole leaf))
- 200g baby tomatoes
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80g coconut yoghurt(Organic Coconut Milk (98%) (Organic Coconut, Filtered Water), Thickener: Organic Tapioca Starch, Live Vegan Cultures)
- 1 midi cucumber
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 handful of fresh mint
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 onion
Allergens
None
Nutritional Information
Nutritional Information
| Typical values | per 100g | per portion |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 121Kcal | 569Kcal |
| 507kJ | 2381kJ | |
| Fat | 6.2g | 29g |
| of which saturates | 2.8g | 13g |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 41g |
| of which sugars | 1.5g | 7.0g |
| Protein | 6.7g | 31g |
| Salt | 0.06g | 0.29g |
| Fibre | 1.5g | 7.2g |
High protein
6 plants
Lamb Biryani with Brown Rice & Mint Cucumber Yoghurt
Our lamb biryani is fragranced with a blend of pasanda spices - black pepper, cumin, coriander & cloves. Fluffy brown rice to soak up all the sauce. Topped with golden brown, jammy caramelised onions. On the side? A cooling cucumber and mint yoghurt.
Cooking Instructions
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium frying pan, a medium bowl, a sieve & a grater
Caramelise the onions
- Finely slice the onions. Finely chop or grate the garlic
- Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the onion, season with salt and caramelise for 10-15 mins, until softened and deep golden brown. Add a splash of water if they start to burn
Make the cucumber yoghurt
- Meanwhile, pick the mint leaves from the stalks and finely chop. Halve the lemon. Finely grate the cucumber and squeeze out the liquid
- Add the mint, cucumber and yoghurt to the medium bowl. Squeeze in the juice from half the lemon and season with a pinch of salt. Set aside
Build the the biryani
- Roughly dice the tomatoes into 2cm chunks. Rinse the kale leaves, then strip from the stalks and cut into bite-sized pieces
- Heat the large frying pan with 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the lamb and season with salt and pepper
- Cook for 5 mins, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon, until golden brown
- Add the ginger puree, garlic, pasanda spice and tomatoes. Cook for 2-3 mins more
Last bits
- Add the rice to the lamb pan and break it up with a wooden spoon, then stir in the kale and a splash of water
- Cook for 2-3 mins, until the kale has wilted and the rice is piping hot
- Add the juice from the remaining lemon and half the caramelised onion. Season with salt and pepper
Plate up
- Serve the lamb biryani into bowls, topped with the remaining caramelised onion and the cucumber yoghurt
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