g
NF
Nut free
GF
Gluten free
EF
Egg free
DF
Dairy free
Main meal
Ingredients
Serves
people
Method
- Heat the oven to 150oc.
- Heat a pan or wide pot. Cut slits in the lamb and push in the garlic cloves.
- Seal the lamb in the pan until browned on each side.
- Deglaze the pan with a little bit of the stock and tip into a roasting dish.
- Line the bottom of the roasting dish with the onion and carrot.
- Rub the Tandoori paste over the lamb and put on top of the vegetables, squeeze the thyme in your hand and throw into the dish, on and around the lamb.
- Pour the remaining stock into the dish and cover with grease proof paper and foil.
- Put in the oven for approx. 3-3 ½ hour or until meat easily pulls of the bone.
- Allow to rest for 30 minutes under the foil then pull the meat off the bone using folks in a dragging motion. Mix the meat with the reserved pan juices. Refrigerate if not using straight away.
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This recipe was developed by chefs at Western District Health Service.
Written and reviewed by dietitians and nutritionists at National Nutrition Foundation, with support from the Victorian Government.
Copyright © State of Victoria 2025.