serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • sunflower oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • runny honey
  • toasted poppy seeds
  • rice cakes or crackers

Makes 1.5 litres

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • 750ml vegetable stock
  • olive oil
  • 10g unsalted butter
ready in about 40 minutes; serves 3
You might need to buy:
  • eggs
  • 300g spaghetti
  • vine-ripened tomatoes

Vegetables can be cooked a day ahead; cool, cover and chill overnight, reheat with the lamb for 5 minutes.

ready in about an hour and 15 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • French-trimmed racks of lamb
  • olive oil
  • 15g butter
  • 100ml red wine
  • redcurrant jelly
  • fresh thyme sprigs
  • 50g fine white breadcrumbs
  • Dijon mustard
  • bay leaf

Freeze raw koftas on skewers for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly then fry until cooked through

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • 500g lean minced lamb
  • 200g natural Greek yogurt
  • small handful chopped fresh mint
  • large carrot
  • turnip
  • sunflower oil
  • squeeze of lemon juice
ready in about an hour and 20 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • tamarind paste
  • tomato purée
  • ground cumin
  • ground coriander
  • ground turmeric
  • 1kg lean minced lamb
  • sunflower oil
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • little full-fat milk
Belongs to Elyce123 Moussaka 

Freeze, cooked, for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly then re-heat until piping hot

ready in about an hour and a half; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • 5cm piece cinnamon stick
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 50ml white wine
  • 1kg lean minced lamb
  • olive oil
  • 75g unsalted butter
  • 75g plain flour
  • 568ml full-fat milk
Belongs to Elyce123 Carrot stoemp 
ready in about 35 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • 500g potatoes
  • unsalted butter
  • 80ml milk
Belongs to Elyce123 Beef carbonnade 
ready in about 190 minutes; serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • unsalted butter
  • olive oil
  • tomato purée
  • bay leaves
  • English mustard
  • brown sugar
  • 400ml beer
  • 300ml beef stock
  • plain flour

Makes 16 skewers

ready in about 35 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • garlic cloves
  • 20g fresh coriander
  • caster sugar
  • salt
  • mild curry powder
  • ground turmeric
  • 250ml coconut milk
  • 500g skinless chicken breasts
  • crunchy peanut butter
  • sweet chilli sauce
  • tamarind paste
  • light soy sauce
  • lime juice