Main courses

Kashmiri Rogan Josh

1. Dice 800 g lamb shoulder, 55 g onion, 6 g garlic and 15 g ginger. Brown the lamb and onion in all 27 g olive oil. 2. Add the garlic, ginger, 4 g ground cumin, 2 g ground coriander seed, 4 g paprika, 1 g chilli powder, one whole cinnamon stick weighing 2 g and four whole cardamom pods weighing 1.6 g together. Lower the heat to prevent the yogurt from curdling. Gradually add 200 g plain 2.5%-fat yogurt and 400 g water. 3. Simmer covered for 1.5 hours until tender. Remove the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods before serving. Salt and divide all meat, sauce and fat into four portions. No rice or bread.

150 minDifficulty: medium
Rogan Josh lamb curry in a deep red spiced sauce

Ingredients

Servings4
  • 800 g raw untrimmed lamb shoulder
  • 27 g olive oil
  • 55 g peeled onion
  • 200 g plain yoghurt, 2.5% fat
  • 6 g peeled fresh garlic
  • 15 g peeled fresh ginger
  • 4 g ground cumin
  • 2 g ground coriander seed
  • 4 g ground paprika
  • 1 g chilli powder
  • 2 g whole cinnamon stick
  • 1.6 g whole cardamom pods
  • salt to taste
  • 400 g water for the stated cooking method

Method

  1. Dice 800 g lamb shoulder, 55 g onion, 6 g garlic and 15 g ginger. Brown the lamb and onion in all 27 g olive oil.
  2. Add the garlic, ginger, 4 g ground cumin, 2 g ground coriander seed, 4 g paprika, 1 g chilli powder, one whole cinnamon stick weighing 2 g and four whole cardamom pods weighing 1.6 g together. Lower the heat to prevent the yogurt from curdling. Gradually add 200 g plain 2.5%-fat yogurt and 400 g water.
  3. Simmer covered for 1.5 hours until tender. Remove the cinnamon stick and cardamom pods before serving. Salt and divide all meat, sauce and fat into four portions. No rice or bread.

Nutrition per serving

Nutrition values have not been calculated for this recipe.

Modeled GL estimate
about 1 / serving

low GL

Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.

The estimate combines ingredient carbohydrate and GI data with modeled assumptions. Small amounts of carbohydrate were left out of the calculation.

Estimate details and sources ↗

How was the estimate calculated?

The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.

  • peeled onion · Value used in the model
  • plain yoghurt, 2.5% fat · Value used in the model
  • peeled fresh garlic · Value used in the model

Documented small portions are omitted from this calculation. Their combined amount or documented upper bound is shown separately. This is a modeled ingredient estimate, not a measured meal response. Biological uncertainty has not been quantified.

Small portions omitted: 2 g available carbohydrate per serving.

Research sources and technical details

Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.

  • peeled onion · op142-vegetable-imputation40 · op142-fineli-335
  • plain yoghurt, 2.5% fat · op142-dairy-imputation30 · op142-fineli-619
  • peeled fresh garlic · op142-vegetable-imputation40 · op142-fineli-393

Carbohydrate data sources

GI and calculation sources

Notes

Weigh the edible ingredients listed above. All listed food, sauce and cooking fat belong to the servings; separate side dishes are excluded. Nutrition values are temporarily withheld pending source verification.