Persian herb, red bean & lamb stew - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 100g dried red kidney beans
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 4 lamb shoulder shanks (roughly 900g)
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 6 Persian dried limes (available in some supermarkets and online)
• 100g coriander
• 400g parsley
• 1 leek, trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 ½ tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
• 100g chives, finely sliced
• squeeze of lime juice, to taste (optional)