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Title: Curried Lamb with Lentils Categories: Beans/legum, Healthwise, Lamb, Main dishes, Not sent Yield: 4 Servings 1/2 c Dried lentils 2 c Water, divided 3/4 lb Lean boneless leg of lamb 3 tb All-purpose flour Vegetable cooking spray 1/4 c Chopped onion 2 Cloves garlic, minced 2 c Unpeeled tomatoes, seeded, -chopped 1/4 c Dry sherry 1/4 c Minced fresh parsley, -divided 2 ts Curry powder 1 ts Ground cumin 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts White pepper 1/4 ts Ground turmeric 1/8 ts Ground red pepper 1/8 ts Black pepper 3 c Hot cooked rice, cooked -without salt Sort and wash lentils; place in a medium saucepan. Add 1 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside, and keep warm. Trim fat, from lamb, and cut lamb into 3/4 " cubes. Combine lamb and flour in a zip-lock heavy-duty plastic bag, shaking to coat; discard remaining flour. Coat a large, heavy saucepan with cooking spray, and place over Medium heat until hot. Add lamb; cook until browned, stirring constantly. Remove lamb from pan; set aside. Add onion and garlic to pan; saute until tender. Return lamb to pan; add tomato, remaining 1/2 cup water, sherry, 2 Tbsp. parsley and next 7 ingredients.Stir well, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Uncover and simmer an additional 15 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 3 cups. Set aside. Spoon rice onto a serving platter. Top with lamb mixture; spoon lentils around lamb mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 2 Tbsp. parsley. Yield; 4 servings. Per serving of 3/4 cup lamb mixture, 3/4 cup rice and 1/4 cup lentils:25 calories, 0.5 g. fat, 4 mg cholesterol. MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com Recipe by: Cooking Light Card Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n067 by Roberta Banghart |