This decadent, slow-cooked leg of lamb is beautifully flavoured with Patak's Korma Spice Paste, yogurt and spices.A real showstopper perfect for a feast with family or friends!
3 out of 3Difficulty
1 out of 3 spice levels Mild
24 hoursPreparation
This recipe calls for Korma Paste Pots
Our authentic blend of aromatic spices and coconut for a beautifully balanced Korma dish, packed into a handy pot for two.
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Ingredients
Serves 6people
- 1 Patak's Korma Paste Pot
- 2.3kg whole leg of lamb
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 1-2 tsp ground white pepper
- 250g full fat yogurt
- 50g ground almond
- 150g double cream
- 2tbsp gram flour
- 5 green cardamom pods
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1.5tbsp garam masala
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 2tbsp ginger puree
- Salt to taste
- 50ml oil
- 50g butter
Method
1. Deep fry sliced onions until they are brown and crispy. Drain on kitchen paper until they cool down.
2. In a blender add fried sliced onions, ginger, garlic, ground almonds, green cardamom, cinnamon, and half the yogurt into a smooth marinade.
3. Combine the above marinade into the remaining yogurt, cream, garam masala, gram flour, salt, oil and Patak's Korma Paste Pot.
4. Clean the lamb of any sinew, and make deep cuts all over the leg. Cover the leg with the marinade ensuring that the marinade fills the cuts.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 18-24 hours.
6. Pre-heat over 140°C fan / 160°C/ gas mark 3.
7.Pour some oil into a deep sided roasting tin / tray, cover with a layer of greaseproof paper and place the leg of lamb in the try. Cover the leg with any spare marinade and slices of butter.
8. Cover with a lid or 2-3 layers of foil.
9. Cook in the pre-heated oven for 4 hours (depending on the size of the lamb’s leg and type of the oven).
10. Once cooked, remove the lamb and strain the juices through a fine strainer and put to one side.
11. Serve with Jeera Aloo, roast vegetables and the strained jus.
Serves 6people
- 1 Patak's Korma Paste Pot
- 2.3kg whole leg of lamb
- 2 large onions, sliced
- 1-2 tsp ground white pepper
- 250g full fat yogurt
- 50g ground almond
- 150g double cream
- 2tbsp gram flour
- 5 green cardamom pods
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1.5tbsp garam masala
- 12 cloves of garlic
- 2tbsp ginger puree
- Salt to taste
- 50ml oil
- 50g butter
1. Deep fry sliced onions until they are brown and crispy. Drain on kitchen paper until they cool down.
2. In a blender add fried sliced onions, ginger, garlic, ground almonds, green cardamom, cinnamon, and half the yogurt into a smooth marinade.
3. Combine the above marinade into the remaining yogurt, cream, garam masala, gram flour, salt, oil and Patak's Korma Paste Pot.
4. Clean the lamb of any sinew, and make deep cuts all over the leg. Cover the leg with the marinade ensuring that the marinade fills the cuts.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 18-24 hours.
6. Pre-heat over 140°C fan / 160°C/ gas mark 3.
7.Pour some oil into a deep sided roasting tin / tray, cover with a layer of greaseproof paper and place the leg of lamb in the try. Cover the leg with any spare marinade and slices of butter.
8. Cover with a lid or 2-3 layers of foil.
9. Cook in the pre-heated oven for 4 hours (depending on the size of the lamb’s leg and type of the oven).
10. Once cooked, remove the lamb and strain the juices through a fine strainer and put to one side.
11. Serve with Jeera Aloo, roast vegetables and the strained jus.
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