Rogan Josh

Make a paste with of the powdered spices and some water, it should look like this...

Ok, now fry your chopped shallots in the ghee for 10-15 minutes until light brown. Then add the garlic and continue to fry for a couple of minutes.

(I figure at this point you don't need a picture of fried shallots).

Now add the cloves, cardamoms, mace, bay leaves and carry on frying for another minute or so. Then add the spice paste and fry for another few minutes. Add a bit of water (a tablespoon or so) if the spices are sticking during the frying process. It will look a bit like this I would imagine...

Whack in your lamb and sauté for five minutes. Add the yogurt and sauté for a further five minutes.

Now add most of the stock, salt to taste, and leave to simmer. Add more stock if it starts to dry out too much.

The dish is done when the lamb is very tender. This will take you somewhere in excess of an hour, depending on what cut of lamb you have. Just leave it until it's done!

Here's the finished Rogan Josh dish. Note how it completely changed color during the stewing process.

I hope you like this dish, it's a really tasty thing. Serve it with boiled rice, or maybe some sort of bread maybe Naan or Chapati. A full-bodied red wine should go with this well.

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