Lamb Rogan Josh

by Hana Novak

9 servings

Onion Paste (Optional)

• 4 ½ tbspneutral oil
• 3 ¾ cupsshallots or yellow onion
• 6 to 9 tbspplain yogurt

Rogan Josh

• 3.31 lbbone-in lamb or goat, shoulder or leg
• 6 to 9 tbspghee or mustard oil
• 3 leavesbay leaf
• 9 podsgreen cardamom pods
• 3cinnamon stick (2.5 cm piece)
• 9 to 12whole cloves
• 3 podsblack cardamom pod
• 1 ½ cupsplain yogurt (curd), at room temperature and not sour
• 3 to 4 ½ tbspKashmiri chili powder
• 2 tbspground fennel (saunf powder)
• 1 tbspdry ginger powder (sonth)
• 2 ¼ tspsalt
• ¾ tspasafoetida (hing)
• 3 cupshot water or lamb stock
• 3 to 12 cupsmore hot water, as needed
• 1 tbspgaram masala