MKR Episode 3 Recipe: Lamb Rogan Josh

Lamb Rogan Josh

Prep Time: 30 minutes + marinating.

Cooking Time: 2 hours 10 minutes.

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Serves 4-6.

Ingredients

Steamed basmati rice, to serve

Finely chopped mint and coriander and halved small green chillies, to garnish

Spice Mix

1 tbs garam masala

3 tsp ground cumin powder

2 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp ground black pepper

¾ tsp chilli powder

½ tsp ground fennel seed

¼ tsp ground nutmeg

½ tsp cumin seeds

Rogan Josh

1 quantity spice mix (as above)

2 large brown onions, thinly sliced

2 tbs ghee

800g boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 4cm pieces

1 cinnamon stick

6 green cardamom pods, bruised

4 cloves

1 tsp black mustard seeds

20 curry leaves

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbs finely grated ginger

2 x 400g cans crushed tomatoes

2 tsp salt

1kg lamb bones

Cumin Raita

250g plain yoghurt

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp cumin seeds, roasted, ground

½ tsp grated jaggery

Tomato & Cucumber Salad

2 medium tomatoes, seeded, cut into 5mm dice

1 small brown onion, cut into 5mm dice

1 Lebanese cucumber, seeded, cut into 5mm dice

1 tbs finely chopped coriander

1 small green chilli, finely chopped

Method

1. To make spice mix, combine all ingredients in a large bowl.

2. To make rogan josh, add lamb and one of the sliced onions to the spice mix in the bowl. Using your hands, massage spices into meat and onion. Refrigerate, covered, for several hours or overnight.

3. Melt ghee in a large saucepan or stock pot over medium heat. Add cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, cloves, mustard seeds and curry leaves and cook for one minute. Add remaining sliced onion and cook, stirring, for about 7 minutes or until pieces are golden and starting to brown on the edges. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute. Stir in tomatoes and salt. Stir in lamb mixture. Stir in lamb bones. Bring to a boil.

4. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 1 hour 30 minutes or until lamb is almost tender.

5. Remove lid and simmer uncovered for about a further 30 minutes or until sauce thickens and lamb can be pulled apart with two forks.

6. Meanwhile, to make raita, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Season. Refrigerate until required.

7. To make tomato and cucumber salad, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Season. Refrigerate until required.

8. Serve lamb rogan josh with basmati rice, cucumber raita and tomato and cucumber salad. Garnish with chopped mint and coriander and green chillies.

Tips

We bought a whole lamb shoulder on the bone, then asked our butcher to debone it and chop up the bones. We have offered a simpler option here, to buy the lamb and bones separate, as this may be more readily available.

The longer you marinate the lamb in the spice mixture, the better the depth of flavour.

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