Name: Weeknight Rogan Josh with Sweet Potato Home Fries
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon powdered ginger; ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 pounds sweet potatoes; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 clove garlic; 1 tablespoon paprika; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; ½ cup canned unsweetened coconut milk; ¼ cup water; 1½ pounds ground lamb; 1 medium sweet onion; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 scallions

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Well Fed Weeknights

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2016

About

Whenever I mention the Indian dish rogan josh to my friend Stacey, I accidentally call it Josh Rogan, and she says, “Who? What?” because she knows it’s called rogan josh. We finally realized I was reversing the names because of Seth Rogen—and then Stacey was confusing him with Josh Groban. And maybe there really is something in a name. “Rogan” means oil in Persian and “josh” means heat or passionate. Perhaps rogan josh is an aphrodisiac? I know it makes me feel good all over, and it’s so lu