Rogan Josh (Goat Meat)

Goat meat is expensive. I got a kilo from Mustafa at almost $40. But I was told that it's worth it, so here goes. Decided to make rogan josh out of it.

As with any Indian recipe, there's so many variations to it. I chose this version, and here's my tweaks. There are some things I missed out cos I don't have them (mace, Kashmiri chili powder) or I totally forgot until I am typing this (8 cloves, 2 tsp ground tumeric), and some things I cut short like grinding alllll spices altogether instead of having some in powder form, some not. I also added fennel seeds cos what's curry without fennel right? Hahaha

Rogan Josh

1kg goat meat

250ml yoghurt (I used greek)

4 medium onions

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp minced ginger

2 star anise

12 cardamom pods

2 tbsp black peppercorns

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp fennel seeds

2 tbsp chili paste

1 small tin of tomato puree (or 4 tbsp)

Marinate the meat in yoghurt overnight.
Slice onions thinly. For the dry spices, dry roast them on a pan for a couple of minutes. Grind all of them together.
Fry ground spices in a bit of oil.
Fry sliced onions in oil, add fried ground spices.
Add chili paste, fry, then tomato paste, fry.
Add in the meat + yoghurt and fry for 10 minutes or so before adding water to simmer the meat.

The outcome is yumsss though it could use a bit more heat. But you can't go wrong when there's tomato puree and yoghurt! Loveeee the thick curry and it goes so well with bread, another food group I hope to master one day.

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