Who doesn’t love a good lamb stew in Winter.

This recipe is a hearty meal and with the added spices and nuts add a whole new level of flavours to for such a simple dish.

All you need is

1 kilo of lamb

1 onion

1 tsp minced garlic

2 tsp minced ginger

Persian Spices, turmeric, cumin, black pepper, paprika

1 can diced tomatoes

400 ml chicken stock

100g prunes

1 cinnamon stick

3 sprigs thyme, leaves only

2 bay leaves

100g almonds – 50 grams cook in the stew and 50 grams to add for crunch when it is ready

2 carrots cut into large wedges

Small bunch of coriander (chopped) to add just before serving.