Winter warmer: Try this scrumptious lamb recipe to ward off the cold weather

LOCKDOWN is still here, and that means South Africans continue to spend more time at home.

But you can cook like a chef at home with a delicious recipe from Empangeni executive chefs, Njabulo Zuma and Richard Ndlazi.

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This week they shared their recipe for lamb with basmati rice and yoghurt sauce.

Ingredients
1kg lamb
3 tablespoons butter
2 onions
2 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
Spices – one pinch of clove, cumin, coriander seeds and cinnamon
1 cup plain yoghurt

Rice
250g basmati rice
4 cardamom pods
4 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 fresh bay leaves
1 teaspoon turmeric

Yoghurt sauce
400g yoghurt
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon mint leaves, chopped
Salt

Method
• Cut the lamb into large cubes
• Heat the butter and brown the meat over a fairly high heat. Add onions, garlic, and spices. Cover and cook in the oven at 180 degrees for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Stir occasionally and add more water if necessary
• Meanwhile, put the rice into a pan with the spices. Add double the amount of water. Cover it and bring it to the boil. Simmer for about 25 minutes, until cooked
• For the yoghurt sauce, mix all ingredients and season with salt to taste
• Take the lid off the curry and leave to brown for about 10 minutes. Check the seasoning and serve with rice, yoghurt sauce and poppadom.