Chef Prashant Suryawanshi, executive chef at Courtyard by Marriott, Siliguri shares an age old recipe.

Gosht Rogan Josh

Ingredients

• 80 gm onion
• 250 gm lamb boti (pieces)
• 10 gm salt
• 20 ml mustard oil
• 10 gm ginger garlic paste
• 5 gm garam masala
• 10 gm kashmiri red chili
• 5 gm bay leaves
• 2 gm black cardamom
• 2 gm green cardamom
• 500 ml lamb stock
• 20 ml oil

Method

• Clean and cut the lamb boti.
• Heat a handi and add oil. Add whole spices and let it crackle.
• Add thin slices of onion and cook till it reaches golden colour. Add boti and cook it well.
• Add very little turmeric, coriander, chili paste and salt
• Fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add ginger garlic paste and fry till it leaves oil.
• Add tomato puree and cook further till it leaves oil.
• Add some lamb stock/water and bring it to boil. Simmer on a very slow flame.
• Cook till meat is tender.
• Finish it with fennel powder and garam masala powder. 

 Photograph and recipe: Courtyard by Marriott, Siliguri