Mutton Rogan Josh
Mutton Rogan Josh (แกงแพะแคชเมียร์)
Bone-in halal goat slow-simmered Kashmiri style with fennel, dry ginger and Kashmiri red chilli until tender on the bone.
Get directions ↗ · 2 min walk from Grand Mercure
Last orders 30 minutes before closing
Dine-in · takeaway · GrabFood and LINE MAN nearby · or order direct on WhatsApp — over ฿1,000 we deliver anywhere in Bangkok, free
About Mutton Rogan Josh
Rogan josh is the signature mutton dish of Kashmir, shaped over centuries by the Persian and Mughal cooks who carried their techniques into the valley. The name describes the method itself: rogan refers to the clarified butter or oil the meat is cooked in, and josh to the heat and slow, unhurried cooking that draws colour and aroma out of the spices. It is a curry defined by fragrance rather than fire, and it remains one of the most recognised dishes to come out of northern India.
At BHARAT it is made with bone-in halal goat, slow-simmered until the meat turns tender on the bone and the marrow enriches the gravy. The base is built the Kashmiri way, on fennel seed, dry ginger powder (sonth) and Kashmiri red chilli, with the spices ground fresh in our kitchen each day rather than spooned from a jar. That Kashmiri chilli, helped by a little ratan jot (alkanet root), is what gives the gravy its deep red colour, a pigment that carries very little heat, which is why the dish looks fiery but eats only moderately spicy. There is no tomato in it, so the focus stays on warm, aromatic spice. The kitchen is halal-friendly with no pork, and our head chef Santosh Shah trained in Uttarakhand.
The result is a thin-to-medium, glossy red gravy with a depth that comes from fennel and ginger rather than chilli burn. Classic Kashmiri Pandit cooking leaves out onion and garlic; our restaurant version uses a subtle onion base, so tell the staff if you need it left out. The heat can be adjusted on request. It is traditionally eaten with steamed basmati rice or a fresh naan.
The kitchen cooks to order from 9 AM to 11:30 PM every day, with last orders half an hour before close; Phetchaburi MRT is about five minutes away on foot.
The goat is bone-in and comes from our halal supplier, not a supermarket line — the halal sourcing page sets out who supplies what, and the rest of the slow-cooked mains are on the non-veg main course list.
รายละเอียด Mutton Rogan Josh (แกงแพะแคชเมียร์)
เนื้อแพะคัดสรรเคี่ยวช้าๆ ในน้ำแกงแดงเข้มข้นจากพริกแคชเมียร์แท้และเครื่องเทศหอมกรุ่น ตำรับดั้งเดิมแห่งหุบเขาแคชเมียร์อายุหลายร้อยปี เนื้อนุ่มลิ้นซึมซับรสชาติลึกล้ำ เมนูเลิศหรู
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is BHARAT's Mutton Rogan Josh so red?
The colour comes from Kashmiri red chilli and a little ratan jot (alkanet root), both of which give colour without much heat. There is no tomato in the gravy and no food colouring in our kitchen.
Is Mutton Rogan Josh very spicy?
No. For all its deep red it eats at a warm medium, built on fennel, dry ginger and aromatic spice rather than chilli burn. Say so when you order and the kitchen will lift or lower the heat.
What does 'Rogan Josh' mean?
'Rogan' means clarified butter or oil, and 'Josh' means heat or passion, referring to the slow-cooking process in fat.
Does the gravy contain onion or garlic?
The traditional Kashmiri Pandit (Brahmin) recipe omits onion and garlic, using fennel and ginger instead. Our restaurant version uses a mild onion-garlic base for a richer gravy. Prefer it without? Tell our staff — we're happy to prepare a no-onion-no-garlic version.
Is the mutton bone-in, and is it halal?
Yes to both — bone-in goat, halal-marked, bought fresh each day from our halal supplier. The bone and its marrow are what give the gravy its depth. We are halal-friendly rather than CICOT-certified.
How much is Mutton Rogan Josh and how do I order it?
฿320 dine-in at 2055 New Phetchaburi Road, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310. Call or WhatsApp +66 97 923 7281, or order on GrabFood or LINE MAN — direct WhatsApp and app orders over ฿1,000 are delivered free anywhere in Bangkok.
