Best Spiced Lamb With Coriander Pumpkin 21 Day Wonder Diet Day 1 Recipes

MOROCCAN SPICED LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220 degrees C/ 425 degrees F.
• In samll bowl, combine mint, apricots, dates, pine nuts, orange and lemon zests, and olive oil and mix well. Season with salt and pepper.
• Press fruit mixture into leg cavity, tie with kitchen string to hold together. Spread harissa paste over leg and sprinkle with cumin seeds.
• Place leg of lamb in a roasting tin and roast in preheated oven 40 minutes per kilogram (20 minutes per pound) or until lamb is cooked to desired done-ness.
• Remove lamb from oven and let rest on cutting board a few minutes while you make the gravy.
• For gravy, put roasting tin on stove top and bring to a high heat. Stir in a teaspoon of harissa paste, (optional), a splash of red wine and enough water to bring it to a gravy-like consistency.
• Let gravy bubble and thicken until reduced by half.
• Carve lamb and serve with the gravy, bulgar wheat (kasha) aand a green salad.

LAMB WITH CHRISTMAS SPICES

Steps:

• Fry the onions, garlic and ginger in the oil for about 15 mins. Add the lamb and stir-fry until browned. Add the spices, cook over the heat to release their flavours, then add the almonds. Pour in the stock and season to taste.
• Cover the pan and simmer for 45 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the apricots, then simmer 15 mins more until the lamb is tender. Thin with a little water if the sauce starts to get too thick.
• To freeze, cool, then pack into a freezer container or bags. Will keep for up to 3 months. Thaw for 6 hrs in the fridge, then reheat in a pan until bubbling hot.

INDIAN LAMB WITH SPICED PUMPKIN PICKLE

Steps:

• To make the pickle, cook the squash in boiling water for 6-10 mins until just tender but not falling apart. Drain gently.
• Heat the oil in a pan and fry the onions, ginger and chilli for 10-12 mins until soft. Add the mustard seeds, ground coriander and turmeric for 1 min. Stir in the cornflour, then the sugar, then gradually stir in the vinegar. Simmer for 6-8 mins until thickened. Gently stir in the squash until just hot, then divide between 2 hot, sterilised jars and cover. Cool completely. The pickle can be eaten straight away or left in the fridge, unopened, for up to 1 month.
• Put the lamb into a dish. Mix together the yogurt, ground coriander, turmeric, nearly all the chopped coriander, the lemon zest and juice and marinate for 1 hr or up to 1 day.
• Griddle or pan-fry the lamb for 1-2 mins on each side until cooked to your liking, then scatter over the remaining coriander and eat with spoonfuls of pickle and naan.

HONEY AND FIVE SPICED LAMB WITH STIR FRY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine five-spice, sauce, honey, vinegar and garlic in a bowl.
• Combine lamb with 1-11/2 tablespoons of the five-spice mixture in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok; stir-fry lamb in batches, until browned. Remove and set to one side.
• Add onion, ginger and chili and stir-fry until onion softens, return lamb with remaining five-spice mixture.
• Add broccoli stir-fry 3 Min's, add snow peas and sprouts and stir-fry until veg are just tender. Stir in coriander.
• Note: Cooking time will be longer if not using a wok.

CHICKEN & PUMPKIN CURRY (21 DAY WONDER DIET: DAY 13)

Steps:

• Cook rice in large saucepan of boiling water unril tender, drain.
• Meanwhile, blend onion, coriander root and stem mixture, coriander leaves, chilli, garlic, ginger, and turmeric until smooth.
• Cook paste in medium frying pan, stirring, until fragrant. Add stock, chicken and coconut milk; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
• Add pumpkin and corn to pan; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
• Serve rice topped with curry, sprouts and extra coriander.