Jamie Oliver's Roganjosh. pt 2

The other night, as I previously explained I made Jamie Oliver's Roganjosh. The dish itself was wonderful, flavoursome and interesting. It was well received by my family and friends.

Before I get into the dishes I would like to analyse the recipe for a moment. My main complaint though was that the time and budget went severely over. The recipe did not state how many people the recipe provided for so in blind faith I invited six guests to enjoy, as this seemed to be the amount pictured in the dvd. From here it became obvious that I either did something wrong, or the recipe was for ten. The price tag was through the roof but I am sure that if someone was to have a larger amount of basic cupboard staples this would lessen. The meal took closer to an hour than the half an hour estimate but I guess this could be reduced through familiarity with the recipe and practice. My final comment was that the recipe seemed to call for every dish in my substantial kitchen and created so much washing up that the few minutes saved in his "30 minute meals" was cancelled out.


Now that the negative comments are out of the way, lets get to the good stuff. The dish itself was well balanced and hearty. Using spice paste as a base made a simple and approachable based.

Balancing out the roganjosh there is a smooth and creamy tzatziki. This tzatziki was easily as good as any I have purchased at a take out place, and as simple as stirring a few ingredient together.

 The lemon pickle was what most surprised me about the accompaniments. Cooking lemon slices for just a few seconds with some mustard seeds and turmeric produced a potent tangy pickle, with an intensity that caused a few weird faces.

Finally there was a grated Almond Carrot salad that added a light tangy crunch of texture that is much needed. This was made in seconds thanks to a food processor. I would make this salad again for lunches or to accompany other dishes as I feel this to be the most versatile of the dishes.

As I previously mentioned the recipe seemed to make for more people than I originally counted on, hence there was large amounts of left overs.

Sarah ~