HOT BEEF FRY

Serves 6  Preparation Time 1 hour

Ingredients
1 kg Beef cut into cubes
2 Medium size potatoes boiled, peeled and cut into wedges
2 Dry Red Chillies
1 small piece cinnamon
3 onions sliced finely
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 and half teaspoon chillie powder (reduce to one teaspoon if desired)
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon pepper powder
2 tablespoons vinegar
Salt to taste

Boil the meat with a little salt and a pinch of turmeric in sufficient water till tender. Strain the soup and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan and sauté the onions, cinnamon and Red chillies till slightly brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, chillie powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and vinegar and fry for a few minutes. Add the meat and mix well. Add the remaining soup and keep frying till almost dry. Now mix in the Boiled Potato wedges and mix once so that the potatoes are covered with the almost dry gravy.

Serve as a side dish with Pepper Water and Rice or with Bread and Grilled Tomatoes and Salad

This recipe is featured in my book ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE - A LEGACY OF FLAVOURS FROM THE PAST

MUTTON CHOPS IN GREEN MASALA

MUTTON CHOPS IN GREEN MASALA - Tender Mutton or Lamb Chops cooked in a freshly  ground corriander leaves, green chillies and coconut based gravy sauce. A nice combination with plain rice or Palao. The same recipe could be used for Beef or Veal Chops as well
Serves 6           Preparation Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
½ kg lamb or mutton chops (Flatten slightly with the handle of the knife)
2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
4 green chilies
3 tablespoons coriander leaves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
2 small pieces of cinnamon
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil
3 potatoes pealed washed and cut into quarters
2 onions sliced finely
½ cup coconut paste
Grind the green chilies, coriander leaves, coconut, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms and cumin seeds to a smooth paste in a blender. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the meat, ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder and fry for some time. Now add the ground paste and salt and mix well. Keep frying on low heat till the oil separates from the mixture. Add the potatoes and sufficient water and pressure cook for 15 minutes. The gravy should be quite thick. Serve hot. This curry is good with ghee rice or Palau rice.
The same recipe could be used for Beef or Veal Chops as well