Authentic Madras Curry (Lamb, Pork or Beef)

Name: Authentic Madras Curry (Lamb, Pork or Beef)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 10 pc fenugreek seeds; 4 pc cloves; 4 pc dried red chillies; 6 tbsp olive oil; 2 pc onion; 1 tsp fresh ginger; 2 tsp garlic; 3 pc green chillies; 900 g boneless lamb shoulder; 2 pc tomato; 1½ tsp salt; 400 ml coconut milk; 1 tbsp fresh coriander

A richly spiced southern Indian-style madras curry with roasted chilli and warming aromatics, simmered until the meat is tender.

30 min 907 kcal/serving serves 4

907kcal40gprotein16gcarbs76gfat

Madhur JaffreyView the original on thehappyfoodie.co.uk More from Madhur Jaffrey on Mello

🌿coriander seeds

🧂black peppercorns

🫙fennel seeds

🫙fenugreek seeds

🫙cloves

🌶️dried red chillies

🫒olive oil

🧅onion

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About Madhur Jaffrey

Indian actress, food writer, and cookbook author credited with introducing Indian home cooking to Western audiences

Madhur Jaffrey is an Indian-born actress, food writer, and television presenter who has spent decades explaining the regional cooking of India to audiences outside it. Her book 'An Invitation to Indian Cooking' and BBC series 'Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery' were instrumental in bringing authentic Indian home cooking, as distinct from restaurant curry house food, into British and American kitchens.

Her recipes draw on the diverse regional cuisines of India, from Goan coconut-based curries to Punjabi dals and Madras-style meat curries, built on layered spicing: whole spices bloomed in oil, ground masalas, ginger, garlic, and chilli balanced with sour and aromatic notes like tamarind or yoghurt. She writes with an emphasis on technique and precision, explaining why a step matters rather than just listing it, and her recipes range from quick weeknight dals to slower-cooked, deeply spiced meat dishes.

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