Lamb Rogan Josh

Lamb Rogan Josh with Pilau Rice

Ingredients for Lamb Rogan Josh with Pilau Rice

For the Lamb

  • 1 kg of lamb shoulder diced
  • 2 lamb cubes
  • 500ml of water
  • 30ml of oil
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • Small piece of ginger
  • 8g of chilli powder
  • 6 cardamom the inside seeds+
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 45g tomato puree
  • 5g of chopped coriander

For the Pilau Rice

  • 400g basmati rice
  • 1 lamb cube
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 50g of butter
  • 800ml of water

Method For the Lamb Rogan Josh

  • 1) put the water and cubes on the stove and bring them to the boil
  • 2) Chop the onion and cook that for 4 minutes on low to medium heat
  • 3) chop the garlic, ginger then add to the onion with cardamom seed cinnamon stick and the       
  •      chili powder and cook for a further 1 minutes
  • 4) add the lamb and mix well with the spices, then add the tomato puree and cook for further     
  •      5 minutes, add the stock mix well bring to the boil then simmer covered for 2 hours
  • 5) after 2 hours if the sauce is too liquid add the cornflour that has mixed added with tiny bit            
  •      of water
  • 6) serve with the pilau rice and fresh yogurt

Method for the Pilau Rice

  • 1) in a casserole melt the butter and add the onion and cook for a minute or so
  • 2) add the washed rice and mix well with the onion and butter and cook for a minute or so
  • 3) add the stock cover and finish in the oven for about 18 minutes