This delicious Authentic Lamb Dopiaza, is easy to make at home. With plenty of onions, easy to find spices and a naturally gluten-free sauce, this Traditional Dopiaza recipe is a simple authentic lamb curry you can make at home. Serve it with plain rice or some naan breads, for a delicious meal for the whole family. The lamb curry is finished is traditionally finished with yogurt, but coconut cream makes a great creamy alternative.
In a food processor or blender add the chopped onions, garlic cloves and ginger with ¼ cup of hot water. Blend until you have a thick paste. Set to one side.8 / 8 garlic cloves thumb sized piece fresh root ginger¼ cup/ 60ml hot water
Cut the remaining 6 onions into half moon slices.6 onions
Melt the ghee/oil in a large heavy bottomed pan and fry the onion moons. Use a medium-high heat. You want the onions to cook quickly and start to caramelize.3 tbsp ghee
Using a slotted spoon to remove the onions from the pan and set aside for later.
Cut the lamb into bite size chunks and fry it all off in the onion flavoured ghee/oil.2.2 lb/ 1kg lamb
Add your onion-garlic-ginger puree to the lamb pan, give it a nice stir to coat the lamb.
Cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, until the onion mixture has softened. Don't allow the mixture to color.
Pour in the stock and tomato paste, stir well and gently simmer, uncovered, for an hour.2 cups/ 500ml vegetable stock1 tbsp tomato paste
Check the lamb is tender. If not give it 10-15 minutes more. If the sauce is looking too dry add an extra ¼ cup of water.
Stir through your fried onion moons, the yoghurt/ coconut cream and garam masala. Then cook for a further 5 minutes.½ cup/ 125ml plain yogurt/coconut cream1 tsp/ 1tsp garam masala
Finish the curry with a squeeze of lemon juice and fresh cilantro.½/ ½ fresh lemon Fresh cilantro for garnish
Notes
This Lamb Dopiaza is cooked low and slow so you can buy a cheaper cut of lamb like lamb shoulder. A boneless shoulder is easier as you can just cut it up without having to worry about the bone. Have a look at the grocery store or ask your butcher what they suggest. Make sure you tell him that it will be cooked in liquid for at least an hour.