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Dhungar-Smoked Lamb Rogan Josh

Name: Dhungar-Smoked Lamb Rogan Josh
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 cup Thick yogurt (marinade); 3 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder (marinade); 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste (marinade); 1 tbsp Fennel powder; 1 tsp Ground ginger; 1 tsp Salt (marinade); 0.25 cup Ghee; 2 Large onions; 4 Black cardamom pods; 8 Green cardamom pods; 2 inch Cinnamon stick; 6 Cloves; 2 Bay leaves; 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder (braise); 2 cup Stock or water; 1 piece Hardwood lump charcoal (dhungar); 2 tbsp Ghee for dhungar; 2 Whole cloves for dhungar; Small heatproof bowl; 3 lbs Lamb shoulder

The most genuinely Indian smoking technique on the list. A hard-smoked, braised Kashmiri lamb curry finished with the centuries-old dhungar aroma method: a piece of red-hot lump charcoal in a ghee-drizzled bowl inside the covered pot. Three distinct sources of smoke and depth in one dish.

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Ingredients

8servings

2 cupThick yogurt (marinade)
3 tbspKashmiri chili powder (marinade)— For color
2 tbspGinger-garlic paste (marinade)
1 tbspFennel powder
1 tspGround ginger
1 tspSalt (marinade)
0.3 cupGhee
2Large onions— Sliced and browned (birista)
4Black cardamom pods
8Green cardamom pods
2 inchCinnamon stick
6Cloves
2Bay leaves
1 tspKashmiri chili powder (braise)
2 cupStock or water
1 pieceHardwood lump charcoal (dhungar)— REAL lump only — never briquettes
2 tbspGhee for dhungar
2Whole cloves for dhungar
Small heatproof bowl
3 lbsLamb shoulder— In 2-inch chunks, bone-in if possible

Method

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