My Food Bag’s Best Ever Slow Cooker Rogan Josh Recipe

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Let your slow cooker do all the work with our version of beef rogan josh, a type of Indian curry known for its thick, flavourful red sauce and tender meat. Paired with a fragrant spiced rice pilaf, fluffy garlic naan and a scattering of coriander for a luxurious restaurant-style curry with virtually no work at all!

Slow Cooker Beef Rogan Josh with Garlic Naan & Basmati Pilaf

Servings 4
Total Time 10 hours

Equipment

  • 1 Slow Cooker

Ingredients

Beef

  • 1 red onion diced
  • 2 cloved garlic minced
  • 1 Tbsp ginger finely grated
  • 600 g beef chuck steak diced
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp rogan josh paste
  • ½ cup beef stock
  • 500 g tomato passata
  • 100 g baby spinach

Rice

  • 2 carrot grated
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 300 g basmati rice rinsed
  • 2¼ cup boiling water

To Serve

  • 1 pack store-bought garlic naan
  • 100 g plain yoghurt
  • 1 bunch coriander

Instructions

  • Prep beef
    Dice onion, mince garlic and finely grate ginger. Place beef (see tip)and all remaining beef ingredients (except spinach) in a slow cooker dish. Season with salt.
  • Cook beef in slow cooker
    Slow cook on low for about 8-10 hours or until tender. Beef will easily pull apart when ready. Just before serving, toss spinach through beef, until wilted. Season to taste with salt.
  • Prep & cook rice
    When beef has 30 minutes remaining, cook rice. Bring a kettle to the boil. Grate carrot. Melt butter in a pot on medium-high heat. Cook carrot and seeds for about 3 minutes, until softened. Add rice and cook for 1 additional minute. Add boiling water measure and a pinch of salt in a pot and bring to the boil with the lid on. Once boiling, reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turnoff heat and steam, covered, for 5 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  • Prep naan
    Place 1-2 garlic naan on a heatproof plate. Microwave for 30 seconds, until warm. Repeat with any remaining naan.
  • Serve
    Fill bowls with rice and top with beef rogan josh. Serve garlic naan on the side and drizzle over yoghurt. Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Tip
    For extra flavoursome beef, brown it before adding to dish. Heat oil in a frypan on high and cook beef for 3-4 mins, turning occasionally until browned. Get your pan smoking hot before cooking to ensure your beef gets dark brown and caramelised.

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