Name: Rogan Josh Recipe | Mutton Rogan Josh Recipe | Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 160 min
Ingredients: 500 gram Lamb; 2 tsp Lemon Juice; Salt to taste; 2 tsp Garam Masala Powder; 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; 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

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Mutton Rogan Josh Recipe with step by step pictures. This Kashmiri Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe is made with Mutton and Masala. Succulent lamb cooked in a tangy red sauce.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. About Rogan Josh Recipe

2. What is Rogan Josh?

3. Video for Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe

4. 📖 Recipe

5. Rogan Josh Recipe step by step pictures

6. Tips & Tricks

7. Instant Pot Lamb Rogan Josh

8. Pressure Cooker Rogan Josh

9. Frequently Asked Questions

10. Serving Suggestions

11. Storage Suggestions

Rogan Josh Recipe

I have heard about rogan josh before and tasted it in one of the restaurant i visited, but never thought of cooking it at home. Whenever i order it in restaurant here, then serve it just like normal curry, it is made using an onion tomato base. But i have heard that rogan josh needs no onion, garlic, tomato. It is made with plain yogurt and spice powders. One day a viewer requested it and i decided to give it a try.

About Rogan Josh Recipe

I wanted to make it the authentic way and use only yogurt and spice powders. Luckily i had all the spices on hands specially black cardamom which i bought months back when i visited nuts and spices in chennai. It is a must spice because it gives the aroma and flavour to the dish.

What is Rogan Josh?

Rogan josh should be red in colour thats why it is called as rogan josh because once you finish making this curry the rogan the red oil should float on top of the curry. In the authentic recipe they add a root of a herb called as rattan jot which gives the red colour to it. The spices which are added in this curry is must because that what makes rogan josh, rogan josh.

Since I don't have that and it is difficult to find that for us. I suggest you to buy kashmiri red chilli powder and add it in this curry which gives the red colour naturally. Some people will add a touch of saffron in this too. But i didn't add. I kept it plain and simple. This curry taste best when served with hot steamed rice, naan or paratha.

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Kashmiri Dum Aloo

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Mutton Curry

Ingredients for Rogan Josh Recipe

Mutton / Lamb
Lemon Juice
Salt to taste
Garam Masala Powder
Ghee / Clarified Butter
Whole Garam Masala Spices
Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya podi
Curd / Plain Yogurt
Kashmiri Chilli Powder
Green Cardamom Powder
Black Cardamom Powder
Fennel Seed Powder / Saunf / Sombu
Dry Ginger Powder / Chukku Podi
Black Pepper Powder

Video for Lamb Rogan Josh Recipe

How to make Rogan Josh at Home

Marinating Lamb

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.

Pre-preparation

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

Searing Lamb for Rogan Josh

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

Cooking Rogan Josh

Now add in the curd mix and mix well. Let this cook and brown for 10 mins. 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. Once it is cooked and the meat falls off the bone, turn off the heat and serve with rice or roti.

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Rogan Josh Recipe step by step pictures

Take all your ingredients

First make the curd mix, take thick curd in a bowl

Add in kasmiri chilli powder

green cardamom powder

add in black cardamom powder

now add in clove powder / krambu podi

Now goes dry ginger powder

and some fennel seed powder..this give the real aroma

add in pepper powder

mix well and set aside...look at the colour, this is
why you should use kashmiri chilli powder

now take your mutton pieces

add in some lemon juice

season with some salt

mix well and leave it to marinate for 2 hours or
you can cook it straight away, like i did

This whole curry is going to be cooked in pure ghee

add a good amount of ghee in a pot

now add in cinnamon stick and bay leaf

add in crushed black cardamom and green cardamom

now comes the main ingredient...it is asafoetida / hing

add a healthy amount of hing in

saute this whole thing for a min

now we are going to brown the meat..i did it in batches

it took me 2 to 3 mins for each batch..

after browning each batch i took them out on a plate

When the last batch is browned

add the other browned meat in

toss well so everything is heated through

now add in the curd mix

mix well with the meat

let them cook and brown for around 10 mins

sprinkle in some garam masala powder

some water

mix well..i added some salt as well

cover and simmer on a very low heat for 2 hours
or you can transfer the whole thing to a pressure cooker and
cook as mentioned in the written recipe.

by which time the curry would be thick and
meat will be cooked and falling off the bone

serve with paratha or white rice

Tips & Tricks

Browning the meat imparts maximum flavours in rogan josh so take your time and sear it.
Make sure you brown(sear) the meat in batches.
Slowing cooking the meat till falls off the bone makes it so tasty.
Make sure you adjust the water if you need so that the curry doesn't dry up.
Making rogan josh takes time and needs patience.

Instant Pot Lamb Rogan Josh

Place the insert inside the instant pot. Set mode to saute mode.
Proceed cooking as mentioned in the recipe, but tempering whole spices and browning the meat.
Once everything is combined. Cover the instant pot and set the mode to pressure cook and pressure cook for 10 mins on high. Let the instant pot release pressure on itself.
Open the cooker and serve.

Pressure Cooker Rogan Josh

Instead of cooking the whole thing in a pot for 2 hours.
You can transfer the whole thing to a pressure cooker. Cook for 5 whistle, simmer the pot and cook for 15 mins.
Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and mix well and
serve.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ingredients are in a rogan josh?

Whole spices like green and black cardamom, cinnamon, dry red chillies, ghee, lamb are important in rogan josh.

What is rogan josh signature dish?

“Rogan” means “red” in Hindi, and “josh” refers to fiery or hot. So it is basically a lamb stew with a red oil floating on top.

What is rogan josh sauce made of?

Rogan josh consists of pieces of lamb or mutton braised with a gravy flavoured with garlic, ginger and aromatic spices (clove, bay leaves, cardamom, and cinnamon), and in some versions incorporating onions.

Serving Suggestions

Rogan Josh taste amazing with rice or roti. Some of the popular dishes which rogan josh is served are Kashmiri pulao, Garlic Naan, Coriander Naan, Roti or jeera rice.

Storage Suggestions

Rogan josh can be stored in an air tight container in fridge and reheated in microwave or stove top as required.

Comments

Catherine

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I enjoy lamb and this is a new and exciting way you have demonstrated to prepare it. Thank you and blessings, Catherine

Maathuri

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Mouth watering yummy😋😋😋

v shetty

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Lovely Explanation in a step by step process. The dish was a big hit at home. Thanks to you 🙂

NIIT Chandigarh

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thanks this makes my staureday Go... !! great job.Amitoz Dogra

shanu

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Trying it for sure this weekend. Thanks a lot for step by step explanation 🙂

adiba khan

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I coocked this mutton rogan Josh and its come out very tasty....thanks

adiba khan

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I coocked this mutton rogan Josh and this come out very tasty...thanks for for recipy...

Anonymous

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Thanks for the recipe, Aarthi..one question I have is that is the kashmiri lal mirch very spicy, or it just adds to the color in the dish?

Aarthi

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@Anonymouskashmiri chilli powder is not that spicy, it just adds colour to the dish

- Monjoy Pathak
  
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  Have prepared all the spices. Only thing missing is clove powder, is it absolutely necessary? Thanks.
  
Anonymous

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Thanks Aarthi

Rajesh Kumar

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Good recipe with nice presentation.Delicious and wonderful looking very nice and yummy..
chowringhee satya niketan

Anonymous

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Is it necessary to add black cardamom

Anonymous

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Hi, Love your blog.. I have never tried cakes. Your pictorial representation tempted and motivated me to try. And Indeed it was successful. I am a regular follower of your blog and facebook page.
2 question, here is it necessary to fry mutton, cant we just add it and cook it? Is it necessary to add black cardamom, what's the difference between green and black cardamom.

Aarthi

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@Anonymousgreen and black are completely diff..You can skip that as well.

kant

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Please donot use LAMB meat instead use GOAT meat. It will taste better.

Roshita

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I tried rogan josh mutton recipe.really curry was awesome.the way ur presenting with snaps makes very easy to cook.all the best for ur future success.

Anonymous

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I am thankfull to Ms. Aarthi, who posted this recipe.
First I have tried Mutton Rogan Josh in same manner as mentioned in recipe and It was my best recipe ever i made.
Second time i have tried same process just one change, I used chicken at place of Mutton and family liked in that manner also.

Thank you again

Sharnal Sequeira

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Hii
My name is Sharnal
I am a practising chef and i came across your recipie and in that i saw u did not use saffron and onions onionsa will become the base of your gravy and the gravy u made only using curd will not be sufficient for a family of 4

Pushkaraj Pophalikar

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Namaskar,
I was searching for an authentic Rogan Josh recipe. Most of the websites I found, apparently had variations of or something totally unrelated to the authentic recipe, and each different than the other. What you have presented here is the kind of well researched knowledge I was looking for. Thank you! You really have a nice blog.

Wish you all the best in everything! Have a lovely day.

- Pushkaraj Pophalikar

sho

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you dint mentioned the clove powder, well in image mixing you showed clove powder

Varun

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Does the recipe calls for 1/2kg or 1kg meat. M a bit confused with the meat ratio relative to the other ingredients. .

- Aarthi
  
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  it is for 1/2 kg
  
Vikash Mishra

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Wow!! amazing recipe for sure I am going to cook mutton rogan josh by following your instructions thanks for sharing!! 🙂

Mrschax

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Aartihi,

How do you stop the yogurt from splitting?
It still tastes good but does stick as nicely to the mutton since the yogurt is split.

Mohit Atri

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Mutton rogan josh looks delicious. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

Tarun

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Didn't turn out well.. it was too spicy probably due to the high quantity of spices being added to 1/2 kg Mutton and 1 cup of Curd. You should probably check that.

- Aarthi
  
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  You can actually reduce the chilli powder to your taste.