Lamb Rogan josh
An India dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 30 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 1 hr 5 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 30 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 2.2 lb lamb Shopping tip: Lamb shoulder or leg, cut in cubes.
Fresh & other
- 2 onions
- 4 cloves garlic
- Thumb sized peeled and very finely grated ginger
- 2 tbsp madras paste
- 4 cloves
- 1 tbsp tomato pure
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp greek yogurt
- Garnish chopped cilantro
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup sunflower oil
Spices & seasonings (4): paprika, cinnamon stick, cardamoms, bay leaves
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 cardamoms
- 2 bay leaves
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Put your onions in a food processor and whizz till very finely chopped.
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Heat the oil in a big heavy-based pan.
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Fry the onion with the lid on, until it is golden and soft.
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Stir every now.
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Add the garlic and ginger.
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Fry for 5 mins more.
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Tip the bay leaves, all the spices and curry paste into the pan, with the tomato purée.
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Stir well on the heat for about 30 secs.
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Add the meat and 1 ¼ cups water.
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Stir to mix.
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Turn down the heat.
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Add the yogurt.
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Cover the pan.
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Simmer for 40-60 mins till your meat is tender plus the sauce nice and thick.
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Dish up scattered using coriander, with plain basmati or pilau rice.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.