Anjum Anand served up a tasty lamb curry with squat green chillies on Indian Food Made Easy.

The ingredients for the marinade are: 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tsp ground fennel seeds, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tbsp white poppy seeds (optional), salt, to taste, 3 large garlic cloves, 1 tbsp peeled and roughly chopped fresh ginger, 1 medium onion, chopped, 2 medium tomatoes, chopped and 800g lamb shoulder, cut into small cubes.

For the curry: 3 tbsp vegetable oil, ¾ tsp nigella seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 500ml water, 5-8 fat, short green chillies, slit through the middle, seeds removed, but otherwise left intact, 2-3 tsp fresh tamarind paste and 2 handfuls fresh coriander, leaves and stalks, chopped.

See recipes by Anjum in her book titled: Indian Food Made Easy available from Amazon now.