Slow roast leg of lamb with peppercorn and nutmeg recipe

"Also known as raan, this incredible slow roast lamb is rich and mildly spicy...."

INGREDIENTS
4 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
1 tbsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
2 tsp salt
200ml/7oz dark malt vinegar
100g/3½oz crisp fried onions
1 tsp caster sugar
3 cinnamon sticks
3 green or black cardamom pods
3 bay leaves
1.8kg/4lb leg of lamb (or thereabouts)
1 tbsp butter, melted
200ml/7oz tomato purée
1½ tbsp black peppercorns, roasted on a dry frying pan for about 30 seconds and coarsely crushed
¼ nutmeg grated
4 tbsp single cream
sugar, to taste
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp rum (optional)
salt
250g/9oz basmati rice, washed in running water and soaked for 25 minutes
50g/1¾oz ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds
3 cloves
2 green cardamoms
1 cinnamon stick
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp crisp fried onions
2 tsp finely chopped mint leaves
2 tsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves
1 handful pomegranate seeds (optional)
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