Lamb

Every other meatball recipe on this site mixes the meat by hand, but this Hairy Bikers kofta curry blitzes the lamb in a food processor with garam masala, green chillies, and ginger. The paste marinates overnight, and that long chill is what the headnote calls the secret to “golden balls of heaven.” The sauce gets …

These Hairy Bikers lamb chops come from their Meat Feasts book, fried with lamb’s kidneys, golden smothered onions and a splash of Marsala. They serve four at around 760 calories, ready in about 45 minutes and finished with crispy sage leaves. What makes this more than a plain chop is the pairing of lamb with …

This Hairy Bikers lamb kofta comes from their Hairy Dieters Eat Well book, and it skewers spiced lamb mince with hidden lentils for a lighter kofta. It serves four at 390 calories, with a saffron tahini dressing and herby wholemeal couscous, after a quick half-hour chill. The clever twist here is blending cooked lentils into …

This Hairy Bikers lamb kebab is their Dieter’s Doner from the Eat for Life book, a homemade version of the post-pub favourite. It blitzes lean leg steak and mince into a smooth kebab that fries in minutes, serving four at 361 calories with garlic sauce and salad in warm pitta. The trick that makes it …

This Hairy Bikers lamb pasanda from their Great Curries book is a mild, creamy curry made with flattened leg meat in an almond and yoghurt sauce. It serves six at around 550 calories a portion, with at least an hour of marinating before it cooks. The name says it all, since pasanda means “liked” or …

Rogan josh is a Kashmiri classic, and this Hairy Bikers lamb rogan josh from their Great Curries book does it properly. Slow-melted onions and kashmiri chilli build a deep red sauce. Lamb leg, potato and spinach make it a one-pot meal for six at around 450 calories. The colour is the giveaway with a good …

This Hairy Bikers lamb dopiaza comes from their Great Curries book. It cooks yoghurt-marinated leg meat in a spiced onion sauce, finished with onion wedges, and serves five at around 560 calories a portion. Dopiaza means “double onions”, and that is the trick. Some onions are sliced thin and cooked down to a soft, browned …

This Hairy Bikers lamb dhansak comes from their Great Curries book. It simmers chunks of leg meat with red lentils and butternut squash, then finishes with a squeeze of lime. It serves six at around 520 calories a portion, and most of the work happens in the oven so you barely touch it. What sets …

This Hairy Bikers lamb biryani comes from their Great Curries book. It layers yoghurt-marinated neck fillet under saffron rice, then seals the pot with a dough lid so the steam stays in. It serves six at around 750 calories a portion, with eight hours of marinating before the cooking even starts. The sealed pot is …

This Hairy Bikers lamb stew is their take on a classic Irish stew, a white stew of lamb chops, potatoes and onions with very little else. And it serves four in about two hours at around 550 calories, built on the idea that a few good ingredients beat a long list. The trick that makes …