Bombay Lamb With Lentils And Banana Raita

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground aniseed
• 1 teaspoon ground red chili pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 8 lamb loin chops (1kg)
• 1 cup red lentil, rinsed
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 30 g butter
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar
• 2 medium bananas, sliced thickly
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt

Recipe

• 1 combine the spices and oil in a large bowl and add the lamb, mix well.
• 2 cover and refrigerate for about 3 hours or overnight.
• 3 combine the lentils, stock and garlic in a medium pan, bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for about 10 minutes until the lentils are tender.
• 4 cook the lamb in batches in a large heated oiled pan until browned both sides and cooked to your liking.
• 5 banana raita: melt butter and sugar in a medium pan and cook the banana slices until browned lightly and soft.
• 6 combine the bananas with the yogurt in a medium bowl.
• 7 serve lamb and lentils with the banana raita.