Lamb shanks in a coriander and chickpea marinade

Ingredients

4 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander

1/2 crushed coriander seeds

1 carton plain yougourt

1 tin chickpeas

2 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper

4 lamb shanks

Mix the fresh coriander with the coriander seeds and yougourt .

Place a chick peas in a food processor and blend . Add to the yougourt mix and stir in the olive oil

Pour over the lanb shanks and leave to marinade for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to mark 5 -180/c .

Place shanks into the oven proof dish together with the marinade . Season to taste . Pour over the lamb shanks.

Cover with foil and bake 1hour 30 minutes hours. Uncover raised heat and cook for a further 10 minutes .

Serve at once .