Lamb Rogan Josh

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 350 g diced lamb
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 6 whole cardamom pods
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 -2 fresh red chile, chopped
• 2 small onions, chopped
• 2 inches fresh ginger, grated
• 3 -5 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili powder
• 3/4 cup yogurt
• salt
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon ground almonds

Recipe

• 1 before starting, purée the chillies and onion together with a hand blender or food processor.
• 2 you can use a touch of water, if necessary.
• 3 heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• 4 throw in the cardamom pods and cloves and leave just until they start to sizzle and pop.
• 5 then add in the puréed chillies and onions along with the ginger, garlic and chilli powder.
• 6 let sauté for a few minutes, then add the yogurt.
• 7 mix until the yogurt is completely combined with the other ingredients, then add the lamb.
• 8 turn the heat down and leave to simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring from time to time.
• 9 when the mixture is fairly dry, stir in the tomato paste and the ground almonds.
• 10 serve over basmati rice.
• 11 samosas or popodums are a nice side dish.