Tomato beef. COURTESY
Ruti needs a perfect partner to give you a complete
delicious meal. So here is a gravy beef recipe to give the company of ruti in
this Saab-E-Barat.
Ingredients
1 kg beef or mutton
1 and 1/2 cup onion , thinly sliced
1/4 th cup onion paste
1 and 1/2 tbl spoon ginger paste
1 tbl spoon thinly sliced, julian cut ginger
1 tbl spoon garlic paste
5/6 whole garlic cloves
1 small can of tomato paste , around 3-4 tbl spoon
1 medium tomato , chopped
2 tea spoon red chili powder
1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
5 green cardamoms
1 stick of cinnamon , 3″ stick
2 bayleaves
1/2 tbl spoon fennel/ sauf/ mouri powder
1/2 tbl spoon clove and black pepper grounded ( around 8/9 cloves and 12-14 black pepper)
1 tea spoon dry roasted cumin powder ( bhaja jeera guri)
1/2 tea spoon any garam masala powder
Salt to taste
Oil
Fried sliced garlic until brown for garnishing ( optional)
Method
Marinate the meat with onion paste , ginger paste , garlic paste, chili , turmeric powder and whole spices like cardamoms , cinnamon stick and bayleaves .
Heat oil and fry the sliced onion until golden brown . Add the Marinated meat with the marinade and little water . Now Cook on low flame with lid on . The meat will release water too. When the water dries out , cook the meat adding water little by little , what we call in Bangla “Koshano” . Add the sliced ginger and whole garlic . When the meat is half done add salt ,tomato paste and chopped tomato . Add water and cook with lid on.
At the end add the fennel/ mouri powder , clove and black pepper powder , jeera/ cumin powder and garam masal powder . You can add some fried garlics too at the end , that enhances the aroma , as garlic goes very well with tomatos . Or you can just use them as garnish .
Done , enjoy with ruti.
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