Atul Kochhar’s lamb pepper fry

This special Keralan dish is flavoured with curry leaves, cloves and plenty of black pepper. “From Kerala, this curry – a very common recipe among the Christians of the region, where it would most likely be made with mutton or goat – has very little gravy,” says Atul Kochhar. “In my catering college, I had lots of classmates from Kerala and they were all experts at cooking curries like this. I was fortunate to learn first-hand from the masters. I owe so much to George; he was an absolutely amazing chef and this was his favourite curry as well… All you need is some bread to serve with this.”

Atul Kocchar is a guest chef at Pub in the Park this summer – Tom Kerridge’s music festival for food lovers, which is popping up in four locations: Marlow (16-19 May), Chiswick (28-30 June), Reigate (12-14 July) and St Albans (6-8 September). Discover our all-star collection of Pub in the Park chef recipes, including dishes by Angela Hartnett, Andi Oliver and Rick Stein – and buy tickets direct from Pub in the Park. We’ll see you there!

  • Serves 4
  • Hands-on time 30

Nutrition

Calories
405kcals
Fat
25g (15g saturated)
Protein
36g
Carbohydrates
7g (5.4g sugars)
Fibre
2.5g
Salt
0.3g

delicious. tips

  1. Atul says, “I have actually been very cautious with the black pepper here although it might look like a lot, but if a Keralan chef was making this, they would add lots and lots of pepper, so feel free to add as much as you like.”

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