Rogan josh recipe

Ingredients

• 1 kg bone-in lamb leg, cut into pieces on the bone (ask your butcher to do this for you, if necessary)
• 1 l water
• 15 g garlic, crushed to a paste
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp rapeseed (canola) oil
• 1 x 5cm (2in) cinnamon stick
• 4 whole cloves
• 6 green cardamom pods
• 2 black cardamom pods
• 3 dried bay leaves
• 2 tsp ground fennel
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 4 tsp shallot paste
• 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
• 200 ml cockscomb flower extract
• 1/2 tsp saffron strands soaked in 4 teaspoons lukewarm water
• 6 portions of steamed rice, to serve