Bhuna Ghost

Bhuna Ghost is a traditional British Indian Restaurant (BIR) recipe for a classic lamb curry with chillies and garam masala, prepared as it would be in an Indian restaurant. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Bhuna Ghost.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

40 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Serves:

4

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : CurryBIR CurriesLamb RecipesBritish Recipes



Method:

First prepare the lamb by dicing the meat into 3cm (1 in) cubes. Add about 5 tbsp of oil in a wok or deep frying pan and add 4 tbsp of curry. Fry for about 5 minutes until it darkens. Now add the meat and stir until coated. Turn down the heat to a simmer, cover and cook for about 35 minutes until the lamb is done. Allow to cool and set aside in the fridge until needed (you may even freeze the lamb in ready to use packets).

Wash the green bell pepper and thinly slice this along with the mushrooms. Take the biggest frying pan you have, add the oil to this and fry the pepper and mushrooms over medium heat for about five minutes. Add the curry sauce, lamb, chillies, salt and paprika. Bring this mixture to a boil and continue cooking for five minutes.

The mixture is fairly thick and should be stirred frequently. After it's cooked out add the garam masala, cumin, curry leaves and cook for a further five minutes. At the end of this time spoon-off any excess oil, make sure everything is stirred-in properly, sprinkle the coriander on top and serve.

If you like your curries hotter then, you can, of course add more chillies to the dish.

For the full collection of curry restaurant dishes on this site, see the: Restaurant-style Curries page