Rogan Josh Recipe | Mutton Rogan Josh Recipe | Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe

• 500 gram Lamb
• 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 )
• 1/2 tsp Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya posi

For Masala Paste

• 1 cup Curd / Plain Yogurt
• 3 tbsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
• 1 tsp Green Cardamom Powder (powder 4 pods)
• 1/2 tsp Black Cardamom Powder (powder 2 pods)
• 1 tbsp Fennel Seed Powder / Saunf / Sombu
• 1 tbsp Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi
• 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder

1. 1

   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.

2. 2

   Take curd in a bowl and whisk till it is smooth. Add in all the ingredients given for paste.Mix well and set aside.

3. 3

   Now heat ghee in a pot. Add in all the tempering ingredients and saute for a min.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   Now add in the curd mix and mix well. Let this cook and brown for 10 mins.

6. 6

   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.

7. 7

   Once it is cooked and the meat falls off the bone, turn off the heat and serve with rice or roti.