Last night I made the recipe in the Penzey's catalog listed under rogan
josh seasoning. I followed it about as exactly as I follow any recipe.
I didn't measure exactly, and I added mushrooms since they were in the
fridge. The mildly spicy beef stew came out well, not Indian restaurant
wonderful, but good enough for me to keep experimenting with this.
Until now, my forays into cooking Indian at home have involved throwing
curry powder onto something. Now I'm inspired.


I wondered about putting yogurt in since I don't normally cook with it
(or eat it plain for that matter), but it didn't seem to hurt anything.
I'm not sure I could taste it though. Maybe I was expecting it to
taste more creamy or more tangy.


I made saffron rice to go with it with toasted almond slivers and currants.


Thanks to all of you who turned me on to Penzey's. I'm pleased.


--Lia