Name: Rogan Josh
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 900 g/2 lb boned shoulder or leg of lamb, or stewing beef (chuck), cut into 2.5cm/1 inch cubes; 4 teaspoons bright red paprika mixed with ¼–1 teaspoon Kashmiri chilli powder; 1¼ teaspoons salt; 2 x 2.5 cm/1 inch cubes of fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped; 8 garlic cloves, peeled; 4 tablespoons water, plus 275–425 ml/9½–15 fl oz; 6 tablespoons natural yogurt; 10 tablespoons vegetable oil; freshly ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon Garam masala; 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds; 6 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 10 black peppercorns; 2.5 cm/1 inch cinnamon stick; 200 g/7 oz onions, peeled and finely chopped; 10 cardamom pods; 2 teaspoons ground cumin seeds

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

Rogan josh gets its name from its rich, red appearance. The colour, in turn, is derived from ground red chillies, which are used quite generously in this recipe. If you want your dish to have the right colour and not be very hot, combine paprika with Kashmiri chilli powder in any proportion that you like. Just make sure that your paprika is fresh and has a good red colour. There are many recipes for rogan josh and this is probably the simplest of them all. It may be served with an Indian br