DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Durban curry
Lorraine's Durban lamb curry follows the curry made by her mother in Durban.
About Durban curry
Lorraine's Durban lamb curry follows the curry made by her mother in Durban. The South African Indian rendition cooks lamb on the bone with potatoes, tomato and a layered mixture of whole and ground spices.
Cinnamon, star anise, black cardamom and curry leaves begin the seasoning. Ginger-garlic paste and two named masalas add further flavour, while the potatoes sit in the curry's spiced gravy.
The lamb simmers before the potatoes finish cooking in the same pot. Optional coriander leaves provide a fresh garnish over the meat and potatoes, with the gravy surrounding the pieces.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
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Ingredients in Durban curry
Lorraine's Durban family lamb curry.
- Lamb on the boneProtein
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- OnionAromatic
- Cinnamon stickAromatic
- Star aniseAromatic
- Black cardamomAromatic
- Bay leavesAromatic
- Fennel seedsSeasoning
- Curry leavesAromatic
- Ginger-garlic pasteAromatic
- Mother-in-law masalaSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Kashmiri masalaSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- TurmericSeasoning
- Garam masalaSeasoning
- Cumin powderSeasoning
- Coriander powderSeasoning
- Fennel powderSeasoning
- Roma tomatoBase
- PotatoesBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Coriander leavesGarnish · Optional
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Lamb on the bone: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Botanical source unspecified.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cinnamon stick: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Star anise: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Black cardamom: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Bay leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fennel seeds: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual85 listed; precise method placement not specified.
- Curry leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger-garlic paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared paste full formula unknown.
- Mother-in-law masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact88 blend unprovided.
- Kashmiri masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact89 blend unprovided, not assumed single chilli.
- Turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Duplicate list90/95 consolidated, no invented quantity.
- Garam masala: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Named prepared blend full formula unknown.
- Cumin powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coriander powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fennel powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader botanical candidate for actual94 ground fennel.
- Roma tomato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Potatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual97 and preferred Up-To-Date51; cultivar not forced.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coriander leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual99 expressly optional.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method104 paste and107 gravy/contact liquid consolidated.
Origins & food traditions
South Africa association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- South Africa
- South AfricaCatalogue link pending review
- South AfricaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- South African Indian Cuisine
- South African Indian cuisineCatalogue link pending review
- South African cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.