Failsafe Indian-style Lamb With Leeks And Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 800 g lamb, diced
• 1 teaspoon garlic, finely crushed
• 125 ml safflower oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 500 g leeks, cut crosswise into fine rings
• 500 g potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 300 ml water
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons sea salt
• 4 1/2 cups cooked rice (3/4 cup of rice per person)
• 500 g fresh green beans, steamed

Recipe

• 1 put lamb in a bowl. add garlic, mix well, cover and set aside for 2-3 hours.
• 2 heat the oil in a wide, heavy-based pan over a medium-high flame until smoking hot. scatter in the sugar and immediately add the leeks.
• 3 stir and fry the leeks until they are a rich brownish color.
• 4 add the meat. stir and fry the meat for about 10 minutes or until it browns lightly.
• 5 now put in the potatoes. stir and fry them for about 5 minutes.
• 6 add the salt and 300 ml water. bring to the boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer for about 1 hour or until lamb is tender.
• 7 stir gently once or twice during cooking.
• 8 serve with steamed rice, plain and green beans.