My whole family is in love with this rustic style beef curry with fiery red , spicy gravy and big potatoes , whole or cut in big cubes . The process of making this kind of curry is very simple . But the flavor is unbelievable !! Onion , ginger , garlic are used in paste form and in a little larger quantity than usual .
Ingredients :
1 kg beef with some fat and bones
3 /4 potatoes , whole or cubed
1 and 1/4 th cup of onion paste
2 and 1/2 tbl spoon ginger paste
1 tbl spoon garlic paste
1 tbl spoon chili powder
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick ( 2″ long)
6/7 green cardamoms
8-9 cloves
1 tea spoon black pepper ( whole)
1 tea spoon garammasala powder
1 tea spoon dry roasted cumin powder ( bhaja jeear gura)
Salt to taste
Oil
Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients with meat except potatoes , garam masala powder and roasted cumin powder in a pot.
2.Put the pot on the stove and cook on medium-low flame with lid on . The meat will release water too .. Cook the meat adding water little by little , what we call in Bangla “koshano”, at least for 45 minutes .
3. Add water covering the meat . When the meat is half done add the whole potatoes and if cut in halves add little later . Cook with lid on . When the meat is done and the gravy comes to the desired consistency add the garam masala powder and roasted cumin powder . Turn off the stove and keep the pot on the turned off stove until oil separates .
Ready !!!
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