Lamb chops with Indian spices
Lamb chops with Indian spices
One of the top-selling dishes at London's Tamarind restaurant, Alfred Prasad creates an Indian-inspired lamb dish, served with fresh mint
- Ready in 1-1½ hours, plus 4 hours marinating
- Serves 4
- Moderately easy
Ingredients
- 8 double-boned lamb best end chops - you will need to ask your butcher for these
- juice of 1 lime
- 3 tbsp malt vinegar
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 125ml mustard oil or vegetable oil, plus extra for frying
- 85g gram flour (chickpea flour)
- 4 star anise toasted in a hot pan
- 3 green chillies
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1 small papaya, peeled, seeded and chopped
- Fresh mint sauce (see link below)
- Tamarind's winter salad (see link below)
Method
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Marinate the chops in the lime juice, vinegar, chilli powder and a pinch of salt while you make the rest of the marinade.
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Heat 100ml of the oil in a small saucepan and add the gram flour, stirring continuously for a minute or two until the flour forms a smooth sandy paste and you begin to smell a nutty aroma. Transfer the paste to a bowl and leave to cool.
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Crush the star anise using a pestle and mortar, then tip into a food processor with the chillies, garlic, papaya and the remaining oil and blend to a smooth paste. Mix both pastes over the marinated meat and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours.
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To cook the chops, preheat the oven to fan 180C/conventional 200C/gas 6. Lift the chops out of the marinade and wipe off any excess so the chops are just lightly coated. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan and fry the chops in batches for a couple of minutes on each side until browned. Transfer to a roasting tray and roast for 10-20 minutes depending on how pink you like your lamb. Serve the chops with mint sauce and winter salad.
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