Lamb Traybake with Indian Spices

by Peter Sidwell from Peter Sidwell’s Kitchen (Meze Publishing)

Photography: Emily Grey, Carlos Reina Silvestre

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 25-45 minutes

Serves 4

Ingredients

6-8 lamb chops (depending on size)

3 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp Indian spice mix

Pinch of salt and pepper

1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped in quarters

½ butternut squash peeled and cut into 1cm thick pieces (or use pumpkin)

2 red onions, cut into sixths

150g California prunes

½ pomegranate, cut in half and seeds removed (about 115g approx.)

2 tbsp fresh coriander leaf

HERE’S HOW:

Preheat the oven to 170°c.

Place the lamb chops into a mixing bowl with the olive oil and spice mix.

Using your hands, rub the oil and spice into the lamb to help get a nice even flavour all the way round the meat. Set the bowl to one side.

Place the sweet potato, squash and red onions into a mixing bowl with a splash of olive oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper.

Mix with your hands to coat the vegetables, then turn the bowl out onto a large baking tray.

Cook the vegetables in the oven for 30 minutes or until just tender, then remove the tray and lay the lamb chops on top of the veggies.

Scatter over the prunes and return to the oven for 15 minutes for juicy pink lamb chops. If you prefer your lamb more well done, continue cooking for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven and finish with pomegranate seeds and fresh coriander leaf.

If cooking in the air fryer, cook the veggies for 15 minutes at 180°c, then add the lamb and prunes and cook for a further 10 minutes.

Indian Spice Mix

I love a bit of spice in my kitchen, and this combination results in absolute magic!

These Indian-inspired flavours are warming, wonderful, and fragrant - just combine all the spices below and you & you’ll have a versatile Indian Spice Mix that works wonders in so many dishes. Make more than you need and keep it stored in the cupboard. I guarantee you’re going to want to use it more than once.

For the Indian Spice Mix

½ tsp chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground pepper

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp salt

2 tsp turmeric

Drinks tasted on air, alongside the dish