Made with warm Indian spices, tomatoes and rich coconut milk, this Instant Pot lamb curry is creamy and delicious with soft, succulent meat throughout. Cooking on the stovetop would require 2-2.25 hours to get the same results, but it's much quicker in the pressure cooker.
Course Main
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Indian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 5servings
Calories 361kcal
Ingredients
Part 1 cooking
1.5tablespoonsgheeor butter (25 g)
1medium onionfinely diced
2tablespoonsgrated fresh ginger
1tablespoongarlicor 4 garlic cloves, grated
2tablespoonscilantrostalks and some leaves, reserve the rest of the leaves for garnish, chopped
1.7lbs.lamb shoulderor lamb with fat trimmed, diced (800 g)
Spices
2teaspoonssalt
2teaspoonsmild curry powder
2teaspoonsgaram masala
1teaspooncumin powder
1teaspoonpaprika powder
1teaspooncoriander seed powder
1-2small chilifor extra heat, otherwise leave out
1candiced tomatoesor passata (400 g)
Part 2 of cooking
1carrotsliced
½red peppersliced
1cupcoconut milk1 can, use the thickened part only, discard the liquid or use in smoothies
Instructions
Part 1
Prepare all the ingredients for part 1 and turn the Instant Pot. Press the Saute function key and allow the pot to heat up slightly.
Add the ghee or butter and onions and cook for 2 minutes, to soften. Add garlic, ginger and cilantro and cook together for another minute, stirring well.
Finally, add all the spices and salt and stir through the onion mixture to release the aromas. Press Cancel to stop the Sauteing process. The mixture will brown and get pretty sticky and some of it may get stuck to the bottom. Add a little splash of water to the pot and stir through scraping off any stuck mixture from the bottom. This will prevent any burning during pressure cooking.
Add the lamb and tomatoes and stir through well. Pop the lid and lock, making sure the top valve is pointing to Sealing. Press Manual/Pressure Cook, set to HIGH pressure for 25 minutes. It will take 10 minutes for the Instant Pot to build up the pressure and the timer will commence. Once done, release pressure naturally (should take 15 minutes). In the meantime, prepare ingredients for Part 2.
Part 2
Open the lid and stir the curry. Press the Saute function again. Add the carrots and peppers and cook for 5-7 minutes on Saute, stirring frequently. The curry will bubble away, which will thicken the broth.
To finish the curry, add the thickened coconut milk and stir through.