Rogan Josh

Rogan Josh with a twist!!!

Rogan Josh is from Kashmir, meaning  cooked in oil at high heat. Tradionally Rogan josh is a Lamb dish cooked with Kashmiri chillies which gives the red color to the curry. But I made a twist by swapping Chicken for Mutton. I have also cooked Rogan josh with Mutton. But I couldn't find any big difference in the taste of the curry except the meat. The gravy is enriched with all kind of spices and curd is added to lessen the intense taste of red chillies. I make few non veg dishes in my pressure cooker to get a well blended gravy. You could also use skillet, but cooking time varies little longer than the pressure cooker. This recipe is adapted from Hawkin's recipe book.

Servings: 2
Cooker time: 10 mins
Preparation time : 20 mins
Level: Moderate

Ingredients:

	Mutton / Chicken	500 gm
	Vegetable Oil	1/4 cup
	Bay leaves	2
	Cinnamon	2 ½ cm stick
	Green cardamoms	2
	Onions	200 gm
	Tomatoes	150 gm
	Turmeric powder	1 Tsp
	Red chilli powder	1 Tbsp
	Curd beaten	¾ cup

Salt

as required

Roast and Grind:

	Coriander seeds	1 Tbsp
	Cumin seeds	2 Tsp
	Poppy seeds	1/2 Tbsp
	Almonds	10
	Brown cardamoms peeled	1
	Peppercorns	¼ Tsp
	Cloves	2
	Mace	a pinch
	Whole dry red kashmiri chillies	3
	Ginger	15 gm
	Garlic	5 flakes
	Nutmeg grated	A pinch

Method:

1. In a pan, roast together coriander seeds, cumin seeds, poppy seeds, shelled almonds, brown cardamoms, peppercorns, cloves, mace and grind to a paste along with whole chillies, ginger, garlic and nutmeg adding little water.

2. Heat oil in cooker. Add bay leaves, cinnamon and green cardamoms. Stir for a few seconds. 3. Add onions and fry till golden brown. 4. Add ground paste, tomatoes, turmeric and chilli powders. Stir.

5. Add 1/3rd of the curd and stir fry till curd is well blended. Do the same for remaining curd .Stir fry till oil shows separately. 6. Add meat and salt. Stir fry for 5-10 minutes. 7. Add 1/4 cup of water and mix well

8. Close cooker. Bring to full pressure on high heat. After the first whistle reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes.

9. Remove cooker from heat. Allow to cool naturally.

10. Open cooker, transfer to serving bowl and garnish with cilantro.

Note:
1. Goes well with nan, chapathi or pulao
2. If you are using chicken reduce the frying time from 10 to 5 mins ( see no.6 in method)
3. You can also substitute cashew nut instead of almond.