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Indian-style barbecue lamb cutlets with mint and coriander chutney

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Indian-style barbecue lamb cutlets with mint and coriander chutney

Impress your guests with this special Indian barbecue recipe from chef Aktar Islam. Barbecue juicy lamb cutlets in a sweet, spicy and aromatic marinade and serve with a zingy fresh mint and coriander chutney. Marvellous marinade: This is a special, yogurt-based marinade that lets the flavour of the lamb shine through. The balance of sweet, hot aromatic and hot flavours is stunning, and the overnight marination means the lamb is super tender. Make ahead: You need to start this recipe the day before, for the overnight marinating. The chutney is best made fresh, or at least within an hour of it being eaten (it does start to discolour quite quickly). Aktar’s BBQ hack: Marinades can stick the food to the grill. To counter this, Aktar wraps root veg in foil (carrots, a halved celeriac, whatever’s past its best in the fridge) to create two raised platforms to suspend skewers between. By doing this, you can easily turn the food without worrying about it sticking. Take a break from burgers and bangers with more exciting barbecue recipes from around the world.

Gluten-free
Serves4-6
Hands-on15 min
Oven10 min
DifficultyEasy

Method

  1. Put the lamb in a bowl with the lime juice, ginger-garlic paste and a pinch of salt. Mix to coat and leave in the fridge for 2 hours.

  2. Meanwhile, put all the marinade ingredients (except the cream) in a food processor and whizz to a smooth paste. Stir in the cream to loosen, then season to taste with salt.

  3. After 2 hours, coat the lamb in the marinade. Cover and put in the fridge to marinate overnight. Day two

  4. Take the lamb out of the fridge and let it come back to room temperature. Light the barbecue.

  5. To make the chutney, Put all the ingredients in a blender with a pinch of salt and whizz until smooth. Adjust the seasoning to taste.

  6. When the barbecue is hot/the coals glow white, skewer pairs of cutlets/chops (so it’s quicker and easier to turn them), then cook them on the barbecue for 2-3 minutes on each side, depending on their thickness. Remove the lamb from the grill, drizzle with the ghee and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Serve the lamb sprinkled with chaat masala and ground cardamom, with lime wedges, shallot rings and chutney on the side (if you like).

Nutrition

Per serving (Serves 4-6)
Calories390kcals
Fat28g (14g saturated)
Protein16g
Carbohydrates7g (14g sugars)
Fibre1.3g

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