Rogan Josh

I found this recipe while my husband was going through the tv channels. It came up on a show called "Food Safari" on fox traveler. It was one of those recipes that they fast forward and make in like 5 minutes.

I usually don't like mutton, but this recipe is amazing, the meat literally falls off the bones. 

So tender and juicy.

But definitely not something that you'd want to make often, as there is a lot of oil involved. But a great crowd-pleaser at a dawat or get together. And a great recipe for Eid-ul-Adha

For This Recipe You'll Need:

750 grams of Mutton

1/2 cup of Oil/Ghee (I used oil with 1 tbsp of Ghee)

2 large Onions chopped

1 tbsp of Ginger Garlic paste

1/4 tsp of Black Peppercorns

1/4 tsp of Cloves

2 Cinnamon sticks

3-4 Black Cardamom

2 Bay leaves 

2 tsp Red chili Powder (adjust according to taste)

1 tsp Coriander powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

Salt to taste

Dried Red chilies (Kashmiri mirch/Talhari mirch)

1 cup of Yogurt

1/4 cup Milk

a few sprigs of Saffron

1/2 bunch of Coriander

Soak dried chilies in hot water for 15 minutes. Blend to make a paste. Keep aside.

Mix Red chili powder, Turmeric, Coriander powder and Garam masala powder in a little bit of water (to prevent burning in the pan). Keep aside.

Heat oil. Add clove, black peppercorns, bay leaves and black cardamom. Cook for a minute.

Add finely chopped Onion.

When golden, add ginger garlic paste. Cook for a minute till fragrant.

Add the masala with water and red chili paste. Cook for a minute.

Add mutton ad salt. Cook till it changes color, than add water and let it cook on low flame till tender.

Add yogurt.

Cook till the oil comes on top.

Than add the amount of water you want for gravy.

Soak Saffron in milk. And add this as well. 

When ready to dish out, add coriander.

Serve with rice.

Linking the recipe to Meat Lovers Month

Bihari Boti

EID MUBARAK EVERYONE !

Eid Ul Adha honours the willingness of prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice is first born son Ismail as an act of submission to Allah's command and his son's acceptance of being sacrificed, before Allah intervened to provide a lamb to be sacrificed instead.

Eid ul Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of the last Islamic month of the year 'Zul Hijjah'

We, Muslims, do our part by sacrificing goats, cows, camels, or lambs.

This year my father got 3 goats and a cow.

For Bihari boti you'd need

2 kgs of Beef/Mutton/chicken (cut in small cubes or strips) I used Beef.

3-4 tbsp of yogurt

3-4 tbsp raw papaya paste with skin (or 2 tbsp of meat tenderizer powder)

1 tbsp red chili powder

1 tbsp red chili flakes

1 tbsp all spice powder (garam masala)

1-2 tbsp mustard oil

1 tbsp Chat masala

1 tsp ground cumin

1 heaped tbsp of bihari boti masala 

1 large onion sliced, browned and crushed.
1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste

Marinate beef (or any other meat you're using) in all the above ingrediants for 6-7 hours.

Add the marinated meat to 2-3 tbsp of oil. Cook till the meat is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.

When its cooked, add about 1 tbsp of lemon juice and green chilies. Mix.

Serve immediately with onion rings and lemon wedges on top.

Enjoy!!

Linking the recipe to Meat Lovers Month