Rogan josh

Name: Rogan josh
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons ginger and garlic purée; 1 tablespoon ground almonds; 4 or 5 whole cardamom pods; ½ cup tomato purée; chopped fresh coriander leaves; 1 cup yoghurt; a big pinch of saffron threads soaked in 3 tablespoons rosewater; 2 tablespoons brown onion paste; a piece of root ginger, peeled and cut into very thin sticks (julienne); 800 g/1¾ lb lamb or mutton, cut into bite-sized morsels; ½ tablespoon garam masala; vegetable oil, for frying; salt; 3 or 4 cloves; 1 teaspoon chilli powder

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's India

By Keith Floyd

Published 2001

About

Lamb or mutton is simmered in a smooth gravy that is enriched with ground almonds.

Ingredients

vegetable oil, for frying
800 g/1¾ lb lamb or mutton, cut into bite-sized morsels

Asia
India
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

To make the masala, heat some oil, add the cardamom pods and cloves and fry until they crackle. Add the rest of the masala ingredients and stir-fry for a minute or two.
Stir in the lamb and the yoghurt, season with salt and stir-fry for 3 or 4 minutes so that the meat is well covered with the masala and yoghurt. Add a little water and simmer gently until the la