Cumin Lamb Casserole

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 180C.
2. 2
   Put lamb, potatoes, olive oil, cumin seeds, salt and pepper in a large plastic bag and jiggle it about till it's well mixed. I use the bag the lamb came from the butcher inches You can do this in a dish but then you have to wash the dish and your hands.
3. 3
   Pour it all into a large casserole dish or dutch oven with the water.
4. 4
   Slice the tomatoes and overlap them on top, they stop the meat drying out.
5. 5
   Sprinkle salt on the tomatoes. You can also add shredded parsley or lemon zest now if you want to.
6. 6
   Top the whole thing with little pats of butter, put the lid on the pot, and place in oven for 1 1/2-2 hours
7. 7
   Swish the pan every half hour to rewet the ingredients.
8. 8
   If it's still watery, take the lid off and return to the oven for another half hour.