Rogan Josh 🍖 Kashmiri Style 🇮🇳 (Lamb Curry)

Description

Aromatic, crimson, and silky — tender lamb simmered with Kashmiri chili, fennel, and yogurt for deep yet gentle heat 🍛🌶️.
Hook: Restaurant-level flavor in ~60 min, no tomatoes, clean Kashmiri profile ⚡

Ingredients

• 🐑 Lamb/mutton, bone-in chunks (shoulder/leg): 1 kg (2.2 lb)
• 🧂 Salt: ≈9 g (1½ tsp)
• 🛢 Mustard oil (or ghee): 45 ml (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz)
• 🌿 Bay leaves: 2 • 🌿 Green cardamom: 4 • 🌿 Black cardamom: 1
• 🌿 Cloves: 4 • 🌿 Cinnamon stick: 1 • 🟤 Asafoetida (hing): 1 pinch
• Yogurt–spice slurry
• 🥛 Thick yogurt, whisked: 200 g (¾ cup / 7 oz)
• 🌶 Kashmiri chili powder (mild, color): 2 tbsp (12 g / 0.42 oz)
• 🌿 Ground fennel: 2 tsp (6 g / 0.21 oz)
• 🫚 Dry ginger powder (sonth): 1 tsp (3 g / 0.1 oz)
• 🌱 Ground cumin: 1 tsp (3 g / 0.1 oz)
• 🌿 Kashmiri garam masala (or regular): ½ tsp (1.5 g)
• 💧 Warm water: 400–500 ml (1¾–2 cups / 14–17 fl oz)

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Sear: Heat mustard oil until it just smokes; cool 30 s (tames pungency). Add whole spices + hing; sizzle 20–30 s. Add lamb + salt; brown 6–8 min.
2. 2️⃣ Slurry: Whisk yogurt with all ground spices and 400 ml warm water.
3. 3️⃣ Build sauce: Lower heat. Add slurry a ladle at a time, stirring so the yogurt doesn’t split. Bring to a gentle simmer.
4. 4️⃣ Simmer: Cover and cook 45–55 min, stirring occasionally, until lamb is tender and oil rises. Add a splash of water if needed for a silky, spoon-coating gravy.
5. 5️⃣ Finish: Adjust salt. Rest 5 min. Serve with basmati rice or naan.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 15 min

🔥 Cook: 55–60 min

⏳ Total: 70–75 min

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