Lamb and Spinach Curry | Lamb Saag

This tasty lamb and spinach curry is slow cooked to make the meat really tender.   As it's homemade it's a healthy curry too and is great when reheated.

National Curry week starts on Monday 22 October and what better way to take part than to enjoy a healthy homemade curry.   I have been a curry lover for a long long time and although you can get  great takeaway curries and even fantastic ready meal curries these days, nothing beats the taste of your own homemade curry. If you've never made your own curry then just have a go at this easy lamb and spinach curry and I'm sure you'll be a convert.

Is this lamb and spinach curry easy to make at home?

Curry is not difficult to make at home.   Yes, you do need a few spices, but this easy lamb and spinach curry is a great one to start with as it doesn't have a really long list of ingredients and the spices it does contain are ones that are very widely used in other recipes too.

Lamb curries are great for slow cooking

Lamb curries are best if they are cooked slowly so the lamb is really tender, which means this is a great meal to make when you are going to be at home for a few hours before you plan to eat. Alternatively, you can make it one evening, keep it in the fridge overnight and then eat it the next day.  Curries are great reheated as the flavours have even more time to develop.

What to serve with this lamb saag?

I like to serve this lamb curry with rice and naan breads.   I often make a raita to go with it and you can also see some of my homemade onion bhajis in the background of the first picture.  They are really easy to make so do check them out as well!

So, what's your favourite curry recipe and how will you be celebrating National Curry Week?

Can you adapt this lamb Saag Recipe?

This tasty lamb curry is very easy to adapt.   Although I love lamb curries, you can make this with chicken instead and it will still be really really tasty.    If you do make it with chicken, you don't have to cook it for as long either, although cooking it slowly will help all the flavours to develop.

The fieriness of this curry, really depends upon the strength of the chilli peppers.   Because the chilli peppers are left whole and just pricked, they don't make the dish too hot.   However, be careful as sometimes the chillies can split and make the whole curry a lot hotter than you might be expecting!   If you are cooking it for people who can't tolerate too much eat then do feel free to omit the chillies but add extra sliced chillies to serve for those who do like it hot.

How to store the leftover lamb saag?

Any leftover lamb saag will keep in a covered container in the fridge for up to three days.   Just reheat thoroughly before serving.   I usually reheat curry in the microwave but you can reheat in a saucepan or in the oven.  Add a splash of water if you think it might be a little dry.

You can also freeze any leftovers for up to three months.  Before eating, defrost in the fridge overnight and then reheat as above.

Can you cook this lamb and spinach curry in the slow cooker?

If you want to cook this recipe in the slow cooker, follow the instructions in the recipe card below but then transfer the curry to the slow cooker in step 4.  Cook it on low for 8 hours but add the spinach an hour before the end of the cooking time.

Recipe for Lamb Saag - Lamb and Spinach Curry

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Lamb Saag – Lamb and Spinach Curry

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

3 hrs

Total Time

3 hrs 10 mins

 

This tasty lamb and spinach curry is slow cooked to make the meat super tender.   It's a healthy choice too and is great when reheated

Course: Curry, Main Course

Cuisine: British, Indian

Keyword: lamb and spinach curry, lamb saag

Servings: 3

Calories: 286 kcal

Author: Corina Blum

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger roughly chopped or grated
• 8 cloves of garlic
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 large onion finely diced
• 3 green chillies whole but pierced a couple of times with a knife
• 400 g Welsh lamb diced
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 300 g frozen spinach or fresh
• A few sprigs of fresh coriander chopped

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

1. Put the tomatoes, ginger and garlic in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
2. Heat a little oil in a saucepan. When it is hot, add the bay leaves, cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Cook for about half a minute then add the onion and green chillies.

3. Cook until the onion is soft (about 5 minutes) then stir in the ground coriander and garam masala as well as the ginger, garlic and tomatoes.

4. Add the lamb and a dash of water. Bring to the boil then simmer very gently for 2.5 hours.
5. Add the spinach. Cook for another half hour.
6. Serve with rice or Indian bread with a little chopped fresh coriander on the top.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition Facts

Lamb Saag – Lamb and Spinach Curry

Amount Per Serving

Calories 286 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 86mg29%

Sodium 321mg14%

Potassium 1142mg33%

Carbohydrates 21g7%

Fiber 8g33%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 33g66%

Vitamin A 12775IU256%

Vitamin C 35.6mg43%

Calcium 201mg20%

Iron 5.3mg29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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