Lamb curry
Introduce your baby to the exciting flavours of spices with this tasty lamb curry. It can be enjoyed by the rest of the family too, simply serve as it is instead of mashing. Freeze the extra portions for handy future meals!
Age: 7 to 9 months
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Portions: 4 (infant-sized)
Ingredients
- ½ small onion, peeled (30g)
- ½ clove garlic, peeled
- 2 medium tomatoes (170g)
- ½ tsp vegetable oil
- 150g lamb, lean, diced
- ¼ tsp ground coriander
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 small cinnamon stick (optional)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 15g white rice (1 portion)
- 1 small spear broccoli (30g)
Method
Chop the onion, garlic and tomato into small pieces.
Heat the oil in the pan, add the lamb and cook on a low heat until browned, around 5 mins (dice the lamb into small chunks to reduce the cooking time). Add the onions and tomatoes and stir for 2 minutes.
Add the coriander, cumin, garlic and 1 tablespoon of water to the meat and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cinnamon stick and the lemon juice. Cover and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stir the mixture a few times during cooking. Add a little extra water if the mixture starts sticking.
Meanwhile in a separate pan of water, add the rice and cook for around 10 minutes until cooked. Then drain.
While the curry and rice are cooking, bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, add the broccoli and cook for around 5 to 6 minutes until soft.
When the meat is cooked, remove from the heat.
Mash or blend ¼ of the curry and rice until it is smooth with soft lumps. Serve with the cooked broccoli as a finger food.
Try serving with a spoon of full-fat yoghurt.
