Rogan Josh - Kashmiri delicacy

Ingredients

Mutton 800 grams Oil 4 tablespoons Asafoetida 1 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon 2 inch stick Cloves 6-8 Ratanjot 4-6 inch piece Black peppercorns 5-6 Black cardamoms 4 Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 tablespoon Fennel seed (saunf) powder 2 teaspoons Dry ginger powder (soonth) 1 tablespoon Coriander powder 1 tablespoon Salt to taste Yogurt 1 cup

Method

Cut lamb into one and a half inch sized pieces.Heat oil in a thick-bottomed pan. Add asafoetida, cinnamon, cloves, rattan-jog, black peppercorns and black cardamoms. Sauté till fragrant. Add lamb pieces and cook on medium heat, stirring constantly till lamb pieces turn a nice reddish brown colour. This may take twelve to fifteen minutes. Sprinkle a little water and continue cooking for twelve to fifteen minutes more on low heat. Make sure to stir constantly and scrape all the sediments from the bottom of the pan. Add Kashmiri red chilli powder, fennel powder, dry ginger powder, coriander powder and salt to taste. Add beaten yogurt and two cups of water. Cook, covered, till lamb is tender, stirring occasionally, till the mutton is completely done and the oil surfaces.