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| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef stewing steak
- salt to taste
- 6 Kashmiri chile peppers
- 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick
- 1 ½ tablespoons cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 4 black peppercorns
- 3 cardamom pods
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 4 to 6 fresh curry leaves
- 2 medium potatoes, cubed
- 1 medium tomato, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh green beans, sliced diagonally
- 4 tablespoons tamarind juice
Instructions
- Place beef in a small pan, cover with water, and season with salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until beef is fork tender, 1 to 2 hours. Remove and cut beef into cubes; reserve remaining juices in the pan.
- Toast chile peppers, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and cardamom pods in a dry skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a spice grinder and process to a fine powder. Move to a mortar and pestle, add garlic and ginger, and grind into a paste.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and curry leaves; cook until the onions turn golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in spice paste until well combined. Add beef cubes and reserved juices; bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, add potatoes, tomato, and green beans. Season with additional salt to taste. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook gently until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Finish by adding tamarind juice. Cook a few minutes more before serving.
- You can use ghee instead of oil.
- Instead of starting with whole spices and grinding them yourself, you can use ground spices. Toast the ground spices gently, then combine with the ginger and garlic to make a paste.
- Instead of a fresh tomato, you can opt to use 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 277 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 70 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 38 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Loved this meal! The green beans add the best texture and flavor with the rest of the ingredients. I will be making this again!