Slimming World Lamb Kofta Curry

Recipe & image taken from www.slimmingeats.com

For the Koftas:

500g of extra lean lamb mince

1 egg

1 small onion finely chopped

salt and black pepper

2 cloves of garlic crushed

For the Curry Sauce:

1 large sweet onion, finely chopped

3 cloves of garlic crushed

1 teaspoon of grated fresh ginger

1 courgette, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

150ml of vegetable stock

2 cups of passata

2 tsp of ground cumin

2 tsp of ground coriander

1/4 tsp of onion powder

1 tsp of curry powder

1 tsp of turmeric

1/4 tsp of ground cloves

1/2 tsp of paprika

1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper

1/4 tsp of cinnamon

1 bay leaf

6 cardamom pods

1 tsp of brown sugar (1 syn)

salt and black pepper to season

For the yoghurt mint:

1 cup of fat free natural yoghurt

a few sprigs of fresh mint, finely chopped

juice of a 1/2 a lemon

Add all the ingredients for the Koftas to a large bowl and bind together, form into 6 large koftas or 8 medium sized ones.

Spray a frying pan with non stick spray and brown the Koftas on all sides. Remove from frying pan and set aside.

Add the onion, garlic and ginger to the frying pan along with a little bit of the vegetable stock and cook for approx 3-4 mins. Add the courgette and carrot and cook until softened.

Add the remaining stock, passata and all spices, sugar etc to the pan, bring to the boil, return the Lamb Koftas, reduce the heat and then simmer for approx 45mins – 1 hour.

To make the mint yoghurt, mix together the natural yoghurt, fresh mint and juice of 1/2 a lemon.

Serve the Lamb Kofta Curry topped with a couple of tablespoons of the mint yoghurt. You can also serve with some rice if you are doing an Extra Easy day.