Rogan josh

Rogan josh in Persian, is an aromatic lamb dish of Persian origin, which is one of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine. Rougha means clarified butter or fat in Persian, while (alternatively romanised josh), gives the figurative meaning of intensity or passionand ultimately derives from the verb meaning to heat or boil. Rogan josh thus means cooked in oil at intense heat. Another interpretation of the name rogan josh is derived from the word rogan meaning red color (the same Indo-European root that is the source of the French rouge and the Spanish rojo) and josh meaning passion or heat.