Indian Spiced Lamb with Couscous and Mango Coconut Yoghurt

Indian Spiced Lamb with Couscous and Mango Coconut Yoghurt

Ready in 25 minutes Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, June 18, 2017.

Mango coconut yoghurt accompanies this dish perfectly.


Ingredients

COUSCOUS

  • ½ celeriac, peeled and diced 1cm
  • ½ teaspoon curry spice mix
  • ¼ cup chicken stock or water
  • ¼ cup couscous
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ carrot
  • ½ apple
  • ¼ can cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon chopped dates
  • 1½ tablespoons chopped parsley leaves and stalks
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • ½ teaspoon vinegar (e.g. white wine, red wine, cider)

INDIAN SPICED LAMB

  • 150g lamb leg steak (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon curry spice mix

MANGO COCONUT YOGHURT

  • 1-2 tablespoons Raglan turmeric & mango coconut yoghurt

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss celeriac and first measure of curry spice mix together with a drizzle of olive oil on prepared tray. Season with salt and pepper and roast for 18-20 minutes, until golden. Turn once during cooking.
  3. Bring stock to the boil in a small pot (with lid on) on high heat. Once boiling turn off heat, add couscous and salt, stir, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork. While couscous steams, pat lamb dry with paper towels and season with second measure of curry spice mix and salt.
  4. Heat a drizzle of oil in a small fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook lamb for about 2 minutes each side for medium-rare (depending on thickness), or until cooked to your liking. Set lamb aside, covered with foil, to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing thickly.
  5. While lamb rests, grate carrot and thinly slice apple. Drain all excess liquid from cherry tomatoes and lightly crush with a fork.
  6. Add all to a medium bowl, along with roasted celeriac, cooked couscous and all remaining couscous ingredients. Drizzle with olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. get artistic and place a splatter of Raglan turmeric & mango yoghurt on your plate. Spoon over couscous and top with slices of Indian spiced lamb.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2524 kj
603 kcal
Protein 46.9g
Carbohydrate 54.1g
Fat 19.7g