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Classic Lamb Rogan Josh

Name: Classic Lamb Rogan Josh
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2 brown onions, finely pureed; 4 tbsp sunflower oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, grated; 2 tbsp Madras curry paste; 2 tsp paprika; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 cardamom pods, cracked; 4 whole cloves; 2 bay leaves; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1kg diced lamb shoulder; 150ml Greek yogurt; handful chopped fresh coriander

Melt-in-the-mouth slow-simmered lamb in a deep, aromatic curry sauce laced with yogurt.

80 min serves 4 Medium Watch

Ingredients

2 brown onions, finely pureed3 pack

4 tbsp sunflower oil1L

4 garlic cloves, minced3 pack

thumb-sized piece fresh ginger, grated100g

2 tbsp Madras curry paste283g

2 tsp paprika40g

1 cinnamon stick10g

6 cardamom pods, cracked30g

4 whole cloves30g

2 bay leaves5g

1 tbsp tomato purée200g

1kg diced lamb shoulder1kg

150ml Greek yogurt500g

handful chopped fresh coriander30g

Method

Put the onions in a food processor and whizz until very finely chopped. Heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan, then fry the onion with the lid on, stirring every now and then, until it is really golden and soft. Add the garlic and ginger, then fry for 5 mins more.
Tip the curry paste, all the spices and the bay leaves into the pan, with the tomato purée. Stir well over the heat for about 30 secs, then add the meat and 300ml water. Stir to mix, turn down the heat, then add the yogurt.
Cover the pan, then gently simmer for 40-60 mins until the meat is tender and the sauce nice and thick. Serve scattered with coriander, with plain basmati or pilau rice.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Live supermarket prices, as of 3 Oct. Full-pack shop cost · about £16.24 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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Tesco Asda

£20.67 est. · serves 4

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