Recipes
27 dishes we cook at home, from karahi and biryani to Kabuli pulao and Scotch broth. Each one tells you the exact cut to ask for.
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27 recipes
- Lamb karahi Bone-in lamb cooked hard and fast with tomatoes, green chillies and black pepper. The Pakistani street-side classic, made at home in one pan. 1 hr 30 minHot
- Lamb biryani Spiced lamb layered with part-cooked basmati, saffron, fried onions and mint, then steamed until every grain is fragrant. 2 hr 30 minHot
- Slow-roast lamb shoulder A whole shoulder rubbed with garlic, cumin and lemon and roasted low for four hours, until you can pull it apart with a spoon. 4 hr 25 minMild
- Roast leg of lamb A whole leg studded with garlic and rosemary, roasted pink or well done. Timings by weight so it comes out exactly how you like it. 2 hr 20 minMild
- Masala lamb chops Lamb chops in a tangy yoghurt and spice marinade, grilled hot until charred at the edges and juicy inside. 30 minHot
- Aloo gosht Lamb and potato curry, the everyday dish of Pakistani home kitchens: bone-in lamb, soft potatoes and a thin, peppery gravy for dipping roti. 1 hr 45 minWarm
- Seekh kebab Long, juicy lamb mince kebabs with green chilli, onion and fresh coriander, cooked on skewers over a hot grill. 40 minHot
- Keema matar Lamb mince and peas cooked with onion, tomato and warm spices. Ready in 45 minutes and good with roti, rice or paratha. 45 minWarm
- Kabuli pulao Afghanistan's best-loved rice dish: tender lamb buried in spiced basmati and topped with sweet carrots and raisins. 2 hr 20 minMild
- Afghan shorwa A clear Afghan lamb soup with potatoes, chickpeas and a little tomato. Light, warming and made for tearing bread into. 2 hr 15 minMild
- Mantu Steamed Afghan dumplings filled with spiced mince and onion, topped with garlic yoghurt, a tomato and split pea sauce, and dried mint. 1 hr 40 minWarm
- Slow-cooked lamb shanks Shanks braised for three hours in a cumin and cinnamon tomato sauce until the meat falls off the bone. 3 hr 15 minMild
- Mutton curry (bhuna gosht) Mutton on the bone cooked slowly with plenty of onion, whole spices and black pepper until the sauce clings to the meat. 2 hr 45 minHot
- Yakhni pulao Basmati cooked in a fragrant mutton stock with whole spices, so every grain carries the flavour of the meat. 2 hr 20 minWarm
- Scotch broth with lamb neck The Scottish winter classic: lamb neck or mutton simmered with barley, split peas and root veg. 2 hr 15 minMild
- Chapli kebab Flat, crisp-edged Peshawari mince kebabs packed with crushed coriander seed, chilli and dried pomegranate. 40 minHot
- Beef nihari Beef slow-cooked for hours in a deeply spiced, silky gravy, then finished with ginger, green chilli and lemon. 4 hr 20 minHot
- Haleem Beef slow-cooked with wheat, barley and lentils, then beaten into a thick, savoury porridge and topped with crisp onions, ginger and lemon. 4 hr 30 minWarm
- Shami kebab Soft, crisp-edged patties of beef and chana dal cooked with whole spices, then ground and fried. The make-ahead favourite for iftar. 1 hr 45 minWarm
- Chicken karahi Chicken cooked fast in a karahi with tomatoes, green chillies, ginger and black pepper. On the table in about 45 minutes. 45 minHot
- Chicken biryani Marinated chicken on the bone layered with saffron basmati, fried onions and mint. The one-pot party dish everyone asks for. 1 hr 45 minHot
- Chicken tikka masala Charred chicken tikka in a creamy, gently spiced tomato sauce. Often credited to a Glasgow restaurant, and still the city's favourite curry. 55 minWarm
- Chicken tikka Boneless thigh marinated in spiced yoghurt, then charred in a very hot oven or on the BBQ. 35 minHot
- Peri peri chicken A whole chicken opened out flat, soaked in a fiery homemade peri peri marinade and roasted or barbecued until charred. 1 hr 5 minVery hot
- Chicken shawarma Spiced chicken thighs roasted hot, sliced thin and rolled into flatbreads with garlic sauce, pickles and salad. 45 minWarm
- Chicken korma A mild, creamy curry with yoghurt, ground almonds and gentle spices. The one the children will eat. 55 minMild
- Chicken yakhni soup A clear, peppery chicken soup simmered slowly from a hard chicken with whole spices. The family remedy for colds, and the start of many iftars. 2 hr 10 minMild
No recipes match all of those. Try another meat or time.