Rogan josh

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For the comic book, see Rogan Gosh (comics).

Rogan josh is an aromatic curry dish. Rogan means clarified butter in Persian, while Josh means hot or passionate. Rogan Josh thus means meat^{[citation needed]} cooked in clarified butter at intense heat.

According to Lizzie Collingham's book Curry: A tale of cooks & conquerors,[1] Rogan Josh was brought to India by the Moghuls. The unrelenting heat of the Indian plains took the Moghuls frequently to Kashmir, which is where the first Indian adoption of Rogan Josh occurred.

[edit] Ingredients

Recipes vary widely across different regions and traditions, but all include lamb, oil or ghee (clarified butter), and a mixture of spices. These may include paprika for its red colour, aniseed, cloves, cumin, cinnamon, and many others. Many variations have ginger, garlic, and yoghurt, and some also use tomatoes.