One-pan Rogan Josh

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 onions, quartered
• 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely crushed
• 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, peeled and very finely grated
• 2 tablespoons medium curry paste
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 green cardamoms, bashed to break the shells
• 4 cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 kg lamb, cut into generous cubes
• 2/3 cup greek yogurt
• cilantro, chopped, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 put the onions in a food processor and whizz until very finely chopped. heat the oil in a large heavy-based pan, then fry the onion with the lid on, stirring every now and then, until it is really golden and soft. add the garlic and ginger, then fry for 5 mins more.
• 2 tip the curry paste, all the spices and the bay leaves into the pan, with the tomato paste.
• 3 stir well over the heat for about 30 secs, then add the meat and 1 cup water.
• 4 stir to mix, turn down the heat, then add the yogurt.
• 5 cover the pan, then gently simmer for 40-60 mins until the meat is tender and the sauce nice and thick.
• 6 serve scattered with cilantro, with plain basmati or pilau rice.