Rogan josh is a type of Indian curry distinguished by its thick, flavorful red sauce and tender meat.
Rogan” translates to clarified butter or oil, while “Josh” means “to boil”. Mutton Rogan Josh is an lamb curry /mutton curry with a heady combination of intense spices in a creamy tomato curry sauce. To add freshness, try serving it with a salad, like our Carrot Salad or Lee’s Red Cabbage Slaw. It’s a great dish to serve with naan bread or parathas, which are perfect for scooping every last bit of curry.
There is different method for Rogan josh, some where they it like mutton korma by using yougrt for thickness and some where use fried onion paste along oil which result in super flavorful ingredient that takes the dish in new level.
This recipe is simple delicious, easy to cook, you will be surprise with minimal ingredients. kashmiri reed chili paste which adds volume and red color to dish without making it too hot and spicy, for easyness you can use kashmiri red chili powder.

Mutton Rogan Josh
Ingredients
- 500 gm Motton with bone
- ½ tbsp Hing asafoetida
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1½ tbsp salt
- 3-4 tbsp ghee oil
- 1½ tbsp kashimiri red chili powder you can make paste with whole chili
- 1 cup hot water
- 3-4 cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 3-4 green cardmoms
- 1 big black cardmoms
- 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ garam masala
Instructions
- heat oil or ghee in heavy bottom pot, add bay leaf, green cardmoms,cinnamon, cloves, and black cardamom, after sizzle for 1 min add washed muton and fry for 2-3 min on high flame, keep fo r5 min on medium heat when mutton light brown add hing to it and mix well.
- On low heat add yogurt mix well add red chili powder, ginger garlic paste and salt mix all well. cover and cook for