Mariam's meat curry
1 hour 5 min
This is a Balti-style aromatic curry, that can be made with beef, mutton or chicken. You can find Karahi/Fry Gosht curry mix in most supermarkets. Enjoy with rice, chapatti or naan bread.
Mariam Da Costa
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Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 2-3 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 medium-sized cinnamon sticks
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3-4 whole cloves
- 3-4 whole peppercorns
- 3 medium onions, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1kg meat - beef, mutton or chicken
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 dash paprika
- 1 teaspoon Karahi/Fry Gosht curry mix
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1/2 tin chopped tomatoes
- salt to taste
- water
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- a few fresh coriander leaves, thinly chopped, to garnish
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:50min ›
Ready in:1hr5min
- In a saucepan combine oil, cinnamon sticks, cumin, cloves and peppercorns, and cook for 1 minute, without burning. Add onion, and fry until golden brown. Add ginger and garlic paste. Fry for 1 minute until everything is golden brown.
- Add meat. Mix together, stir for a minute or two, then add about 500ml of water to cook, with the lid on, for 30 minutes, or until meat is tender. Stir occasionally.
- Make sure all the water has completely dried away, then add curry powder, turmeric, paprika and Karahi/Fry Gosht curry mix. Lower the heat to medium. Cook for 2 more minutes, and don't let it burn.
- Add tomato puree, chopped tomatoes and salt. Add a further 250-500ml of water, depending how thick a curry you want. Add garam masala and cook for a further 10-15 minutes on low heat.
- When the oil has separated (it usually floats up to the top), serve, garnished with coriander leaves.
