Medicinal Rogan Josh Curry Paste

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  • Prep time:20 minutes
  • Cooking time:2 hours for the curry (plus marinade time)
  • Recipe serves:4

Medicinal Curry Pastes? Winter is a season for rest and reflection!! Are you getting enough? Why not try and take the time to make your own curry paste from fresh which makes all the difference and its easy :) They have heaps of health benefits, antibiotic properties, especially for people that need a good hit of immune-boosting nutrients and a great little winter detox...A cosy curry should be served in deep bowls with spoons, a dollop of cooling yoghurt, some torn fresh coriander or mint and a squeeze of lemon :) Take some time out, cook with kindness, it is never wasted and always makes a difference :) Enjoy this family favourite of ours "Rogan Josh" xox

Ingredients

  • 2  garlic cloves

  • A thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger

  • 100g Roasted red capsicums homemade or from a jar

  • 1 tablespoon of sweet smoked paprika

  • 1 tablespoon of regular paprika

  • 2 teaspoons of garam masala

  • 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric

  • 8 green cardamom pods, crushed

  • 4 whole cloves

  • Stick of cinnamon

  • 1.5 teaspoons of Himalayan pink salt

  • 2 Tablespoons of coconut oil or ghee

  • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree

  • 2-3 fresh red or green chilli's

  • Small bunch of fresh coriander

  • 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds, toasted

  • 2 teaspoons of coriander seeds, toasted

  • 2 teaspoon of black peppercorns

 

Method

  1. Make the curry paste:
  2. First peel the garlic and ginger
  3. Gently fry the spices in a dry pan over medium till toasty and fragrant, remove from the heat and bash or grind to a powder.
  4. Combine with the rest of the ingredients (except the cinnamon stick and cloves) until you have a smooth paste.
  5. To make your Rogan Josh Curry:
  6. Simply marinade about a kilo of boneless lamb pieces, along with about four chopped onions in some of the curry paste with about 1 cup of natural yoghurt for a few hours or overnight.
  7. Now add some coconut oil or ghee to a fry pan and fry the rest of your curry paste, cook gently for 10 minutes. Add 6 chopped tomatoes or 1 can of organic tinned tomatoes, 1 can of water and the lamb, cinnamon stick, cloves and stir well. When the curry comes to a boil add some salt and splash of apple cider vinegar. Cover pan with a lid or foil and transfer to a 170 C oven to slow cook for and forget about for about 2 hours...all your hard work is now done :)
  8. Taste your curry and adjust to your liking by adding more salt, a teaspoon of honey or coconut sugar, a splash more vinegar or more yoghurt or chilli to suit your family.
  9. Garnish with loads of fresh herbs, mint or coriander and more fresh chilli...enjoy with a dollop of yoghurt and cauliflower rice - for extra nutrients. Enjoy