Matt’s Lamb and apricot Cape Malay curry with couscous recipe on Saturday Kitchen

Matt Tebbutt served up lamb and apricot Cape Malay curry with couscous on Saturday Kitchen.

The ingredients for the lamb marinade: 1 shoulder of lamb (approximately 1kg), diced, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp garam masala, 2 tsp turmeric, 1 tbsp tamarind paste, 2 tsp dried chillies, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 3 garlic cloves, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 garlic cloves, finely grated, 1 red chilli, finely chopped and 1 cm piece fresh ginger root, grated.

For the curry: 2 tbsp sunflower oil, 2 tsp dried chilli flakes, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 2 onions,thinly sliced, 1 400g tin chopped tomatoes, 2 tbsp tomato purée, large handful dried apricots, roughly chopped, 2 tbsp apricot chutney, 100g desiccated coconut, bunch coriander, roughly chopped, to serve and 50g fresh coconut, grated, to serve.

For the couscous: 500g dried couscous, 1 small cucumber, diced, 1 pomegranate, seeds only, bunch basil, roughly chopped, bunch flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped, bunch coriander, roughly chopped, handful dried apricots, roughly chopped and 4 spring onions, roughly chopped.