Lamb Rogan josh
By Claire
About This Recipe
Making your own curry paste for this lamb rogan josh recipe is the healthier way to go and it's actually really easy. Here is a fresh, flavourful curry that’s low on calories and easy to put together.
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Ingredients
For the rogan josh paste
- 1 bunch fresh coriander, stalks and leaves separated
- 1 red chilli, seeded and roughly chopped
- 2 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and ground
- 2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
- 1 tsp black peppercorns, roughly ground
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp garam masala
- pinch salt
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
For the lamb
- 1 tbsp groundnut oil
- 5cm/2in cinnamon stick
- 5 cardamom pods, lightly crushed
- 3 dried bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 600g/1lb 5oz lamb neck fillet, all visible fat removed, cut into 3cm/1in chunks
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 thumb-sized piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 100g/3½oz fat-free natural yoghurt
Method
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To make the paste, in a mixer, blend together the coriander stalks, red chilli, ground spices and salt. Mix in the tomato purée.
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To cook the lamb, heat the oil in a large heavy-based casserole. Fry the cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, bay leaves and cloves for 2 minutes. Add the onion and lamb and fry for 4-5 minutes, stirring. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes.
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Add the spice paste and fry for another 2 minutes, stirring
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Add 400ml/14fl oz water, then cover with a lid and simmer for 40-50 minutes, until cooked. Stir in the yoghurt and cook for 10 minutes. Serve garnished with the fresh coriander leaves.
Nutritional Information
fresh coriander
chilli
coriander seeds
cumin
peppercorns
paprika
turmeric
garam masala
salt
tomato purée
cinnamon
cardamom
bay leaves
cloves
onion
lamb neck
garlic
ginger
yoghurt
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Lamb Rogan josh