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HFG lamb rogan josh

Make your own lamb rogan josh at home for a healthier, cheaper option than takeaway.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.2
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons cooking oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 500g diced lamb
  • 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 130g baby spinach
  • 200g low-fat plain yoghurt
  • handful fresh mint, shredded
  • 4 cups cooked basmati rice, to serve
  • 4 cups steamed green vegetables, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat half the oil in a medium-sized saucepan over a medium-low heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until soft.

    2 Meanwhile, place a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the remaining oil and lamb. Brown lamb then place in saucepan.

    3 To the frying pan add the next 6 ingredients and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/3 cup water. Bring to the boil. Transfer mixture to saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer over a very low heat for 1 hour until tender.

    4 Stir through spinach and cook for 1 minute until wilted. Combine yoghurt and mint in a small bowl. Serve yoghurt with rogan josh, rice and vegetables.

    HFG tip

    Original ingredients

    500g ready-made rogan josh simmer sauce
    800g lamb
    1/4 cup vegetable oil
    1 cup Greek yoghurt
    4 cups steamed basmati rice
    4 cups steamed green vegetables

    What we did

    • used homemade rogan josh sauce instead of ready-made
    • reduced the amount of lamb
    • reduced the amount of oil
    • increased the amount of vegetables

    Traditional rogan josh (per serve)

    Total energy 4530kJ
    Total fat 66g (25g saturated fat)
    Total sodium 1000mg

    HFG rogan josh (per serve)

    Total energy 2250kJ
    Total fat 13g (4g saturated fat)
    Total sodium 190mg

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