Slow Cooked Beef Rogan Josh

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 4 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 tsp minced ginger

4 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

4 tbsp natural yogurt

1 kg (2.2lbs) braising beef (chopped into bite-size chunks)

2 tbsp ghee or oil

2 onions (peeled and finely chopped)

1 red bell pepper (deseeded and roughly chopped)

1 yellow bell pepper (deseeded and roughly chopped)

3 fresh red chillies (finely chopped (I use fresno or serrano)

½ a bunch (about 20g/0.7oz) of fresh coriander (cilantro) (chopped (chop the stalks too and keep those separate)

3 whole cloves

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cumin

1 tbsp ground coriander

2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

3 tbsp tomato puree (or paste)

600 ml (2.5 cups) beef stock (water plus 2 stock cubes is fine)

400 g (14 oz) tin finely chopped tomatoes

4 cardamom pods (thread them onto a piece of natural cotton so you can fish them out easier later)

natural yogurt

small bunch fresh mint (roughly torn)

boiled or pilau rice

Directions

Place the ginger and garlic in a bowl, along with the turmeric, cumin, pepper and yoghurt. Mix together, then add in the beef pieces and mix again. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 160C/320F (fan).

Heat a large casserole pan over a high heat and add the ghee. When the ghee has melted add the marinaded beef. Lightly brown all over (should take about 8-10 minutes).

Turn the heat down to medium and add the onions, red and yellow peppers and chillies. Fry for 5 minutes, until the onion starts to soften.

Add the stalks from the coriander (cilantro), cloves, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt, pepper and tomato puree to the pan. Cook for 5 mins stirring regularly, until the spices release their fragrance.

Add the stock, chopped tomatoes and cardamom. Stir and bring to a simmer.

Place a lid on the pan and place it in the oven for 3 hours, until the beef is tender. Check the beef a couple of times during the last hour of cooking and top up with a splash of boiling water if it’s starting to look dry.

Once cooked, serve the Rogan Josh topped with a spoonful of natural yogurt, some torn/chopped fresh mint and the coriander leaves from earlier (the ones you removed the stalks from).

Serve with some boiled rice or pilau rice if you like.

Nutrition

• Calories: 364 kcal
• Total Fat: 15 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Cholesterol: 118 mg
• Sodium: 872 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 18 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4 g
• Total Sugars: 8 g
• Protein: 41 g