How To Make Bhuna
Bhuna is a curry dish that involves frying spices at hot temperatures. This recipe is made of lamb and is slow-cooked for all the flavors to develop.
Ingredients
- 1⅓ lb lamb neck fillet, or shoulder, cut into large chunks
For Marinade:
- 6 garlic cloves, finely grated
- ginger, thumb-sized piece, peeled and finely grated
- 2 tbsp malt vinegar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
For Sauce:
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil, plus a little extra if needed
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 10 curry leaves
- 2 dried chillies, or ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp fenugreek seeds, or ground fenugreek
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1½ cups tomatoes, cannned, chopped
- 1 tsp garam masala
Instructions
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To make the marinade, combine the ingredients with a large pinch of salt in a large bowl. Toss in the lamb, cover and marinate for 1 hour at room temperature, or chill overnight.
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For the sauce, heat the oil in a flameproof casserole and fry the onions for 10 minutes, stirring until soft and golden. Drizzle in more oil if the pan gets dry.
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Add the curry leaves and chillies and fry for a few minutes, then add the spices and cook for 5 minutes more until the onions start to caramelize.
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Tip in the lamb along with the marinade and turn the heat to high. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes until the lamb browns. Add the tomato purée and cook for 1 minute, then stir in the tomatoes and 100 milliliter of water.
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Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat, cover and cook, stirring now and then, for 1 hour and 20 minutes until the lamb is tender.
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Uncover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes more until the sauce has reduced and thickened. Remove from the heat, stir in the garam marsala and season.
Recipe Notes
- Will keep chilled for up to 3 days or frozen for 2 months.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 5g
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- Calcium: 70mg
- Calories: 388kcal
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Cholesterol: 98mg
- Fat: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 4mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 15g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 809mg
- Protein: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 108mg
- Vitamin A: 1023IU
- Vitamin C: 70mg
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