Kashmiri Mutton Rogan Josh

Kashmiri Mutton Rogan Josh

“Rogan” means “red” in Hindi, and “josh” refers to fiery or hot. So it is basically a mutton or lamb stew with a red oil floating on top.

Rogan josh consists of pieces of mutton or lamb braised with a gravy flavored with garlic, ginger and aromatic spices (clove, bay leaves, cardamom, and cinnamon), and in some versions incorporating onions.

Ingredients

• ▢500 gram Mutton
• ▢2 tsp Lemon Juice
• ▢Salt to taste
• ▢2 tsp garam masala powder

For Tempering

• ▢5 tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
• ▢2 Bay Leaf
• ▢3 cm Cinnamon / Pattai
• ▢2 Black Cardamom crushed
• ▢4 Green Cardamom crushed
• ▢½ tsp Asafoetida / Hing

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  Kashmiri Mutton Rogan Josh

  
  
  

For Masala Paste

• ▢1 cup Curd / Plain Yogurt
• ▢3 tbsp Kashmiri Chili Powder
• ▢1 tsp Green Cardamom Powder powder 4 pods
• ▢½ tsp Black Cardamom Powder powder 2 pods
• ▢1 tbsp Fennel Seed Powder 
• ▢1 tbsp Dry Ginger Powder 
• ▢1 tsp Black Pepper Powder

Instructions

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  Take mutton in a bowl. Add salt and lemon juice. Mix well, leave it to marinate overnight or 2 hours or you can cook it straight away like i did.
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  Take curd in a bowl and whisk till it is smooth. Add in all the ingredients given for paste. Mix well and set aside.
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  Now heat ghee in a pot. Add in all the tempering ingredients and saute for a min.
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  Add in mutton few at a time and brown the meat. This will take around 2 to 3 mins per batch. As the mutton browns remove it to a plate and continue with the next batch. When you are browning the last batch, add all the browned mutton in and let it all heat through.
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  Now add in the curd mix and mix well. Let this cook and brown for 10 mins.
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  Add in water and mix well. Add more salt if needed. Now bring everything to a boil, cover the pot and simmer for 2 hours.
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  Once it is cooked and the meat falls off the bone, turn off the heat and serve with rice or roti.
• Just enjoy the delicious dish now !