ANGLO-INDIAN HAM ROAST



ANGLO-INDIAN HAM ROAST
 A simple Ham Roast Anglo-Indian Style for Christmas Dinner if you don’t feel like having Roast Turkey or Pork Roast this year. All you need to do is to let it simmer on its own for a short while and your Ham Roast is ready. Serve with Roast Potatoes, Steamed vegetables and Bread.
 Ingredients
 1 chunk of Smoked Ham  or Uncooked Ham with the Bone weighing around 2 Kgs (with some fat)
3 potatoes peeled and halved
1 teaspoon chillie powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
3 whole red chillies 
1 teaspoon pepper corns
3 cloves
3 cardamoms,
1 Bay leaf
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon ground pepper 
1 tablespoon vinegar
 1 teaspoon chopped garlic

Make a few small cuts on the Ham. Rub the Ham well with the salt, vinegar, chillie powder, turmeric and pepper. Pierce the Ham with the a few cloves if desired.
 Place the ham in a suitable pan together with all the above ingredients and a little water and cook first on medium heat then on low heat till the ham is cooked and all the water dries up.
Simmer on low heat turning the Ham around till nicely browned on all sides. (Add a teaspoon of sugar to brown it faster)
 Alternately, the Ham can be roasted with all the above ingredients in an oven till the Ham  is soft and brown.


A SIMPLE PLUM CAKE



Sharing the recipe for a Simple Plum Cake from my consolidated Recipe Book A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-a NDIAN RECIPES. Try it today. 
Simple Plum Cake 
Ingredients: 
300 gm flour or maida; 
250 gm butter; 
250 gm powdered sugar; 
3 eggs (whites beaten well separately); 
1 tsp baking powder; 
2 teaspoons chopped orange or lemon peel; 
100 gm black currants chopped;
 2 tbsp date syrup (for colour); 
2 cloves and 2 small pieces of cinnamon powdered;
 1 tsp vanilla essence;
 ¼ tsp salt.

Method: Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Dust the orange/ lemon peel and chopped black currants with a little flour. Cream the butter and sugar well. Add the egg yolks, date syrup, cinnamon and clove powder and vanilla essence and mix well. Add the orange/ lemon peel and black currants. Slowly add the egg whites and flour and fold in well. If the mixture is too thick, add a little milk. Pour into a greased and papered baking tin or dish and bake in a slow oven for about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven when done and set aside to cool.

BRIDGET WHITE-KUMAR - FEATURED IN THE FOOD LOVERS MAGAZINE WINTER 2015

























Sharing a Feature on me on my efforts to preserve Anglo-Indian Cuisine in the latest issue of Food Lovers Magazine - Food Lovers - Winter 2015 (Vol 9 Issue 3). My sincere thanks to Kripal AmannaIndulekha Surendranath and the Team for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I enjoyed my session with you all. God bless 
The winter edition of Food Lovers Magazine is now in stores across India! With features that explore the culinary landscape of Progressive Indian Cuisine in Dubai, with some of best Indian chefs across the globe; a first-of-its-kind pairing of wine and robust, rustic Indian fare, representing the length and breadth of our diverse gastronomic tradition; a study of India’s Anglo Indian Cuisine to tell a story of forgotten colonial influences in the kitchen; and a fascinating culinary investigation of Gaggan, Bangkok, the first Indian restaurant to make it to the top 10 in the list of the World's Best Restaurants.
For all this and more, get your copy of Food Lovers Magazine today. To subscribe for a physical or digital copy, log on to www.foodlovers.in/subscribe

MUTTON CHOPS AND POTATOES IN GRAVY - AN OLD ANGLO-INDIAN FAVOURITE

Mutton Chops and Potatoes in Gravy is an old Anglo-Indian favourite dish. Tender mutton or lamb chops are cooked in a slightly spicy gravy. It goes really well with bread or rice.  This recipe and lots of other old Anglo-Indian recipes are featured in my prize winning recipe book ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE - A LEGACY OF FLAVOURS FROM THE PAST.















MUTTON CHOPS AND POTATOES IN GRAVY

Serves 6     Preparation Time approx 1 hour
Ingredients
½ kg Mutton /Lamb Chops (Flatten them)
3 or 4 potatoes, Boiled, peeled and cut in half lengthwise
4 big onions sliced
2 green chilies slit lengthwise
1 or 2 teaspoons chillie powder (depending on how spicy one likes)
2 teaspoons cumin powder
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste        
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil

Marinate the chops with all the above ingredients (except the onions and potatoes) and keep aside for one hour. 
Heat oil in a suitable pan and sauté the onions till golden brown. Add the marinated chops and mix well. Cook the chops with sufficient water till tender. Keep cooking on low heat till  the meat is a nice brown colour and the gravy thickens. Just before turning off the heat add the boiled potatoes and mix once so that the mixture covers the potatoes.  Serve hot with bread or rice.

MADRAS CHICKEN CURRY - AN OLD COLONIAL ANGLO-INDIAN DISH























MADRAS CHICKEN CURRY - AN OLD COLONIAL ANGLO-INDIAN DISH
This is an old Anglo-Indian Recipe from my book A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES
The ingredients for the Madras Curry Powder is said to have originated as early as as the 1600s in the South of India. It got its name from the main city namely Madras and was mostly used in the preparation of Vegetarian Dishes. However, over time the same ingredients were used to cook many meat and poultry preparations such as wild boar, vension, wild water fowls and ducks, etc.
The Madras Curry Powder consists of a few basic spices and condiments such as dried red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin, cinnamon, fennel seeds and black pepper. These ingredients are dry roasted in a pan and then pounded to a fine powder in a mortar and pestle or a dry grinder and mixed with turmeric powder and stored till required.
This Curry Powder formed the base for many Anglo-Indian Dishes as well -  Our very own “Pounded Curry Masala” in Anglo-Indian Terms. It was also sold in tins and packets in the olden days.
Here is a simple recipe for the “Old Madras Chicken Curry”
Serves 6    Time required: 25 minutes
Ingredients
1 kg chicken cut into medium size pieces    
3 onions sliced finely
2 tomatoes chopped finely
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons chopped mint
2 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves
3 tablespoons coconut milk
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil
A few Curry leaves to garnish
 Roast and powder the following ingredients together in a dry grinder or a coffee grinder
 2 or 3 Red Chillies
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon cumin seeds   
1 small piece of cinnamon (about one inch)
½ teaspoon pepper corns
½ teaspoon fennel seeds (saunf)

 Mix the chicken with the salt and the powdered ingredients for about 10 minutes.
 Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onions to golden brown. Toss in the marinated chicken pieces, chopped tomatoes, coriander leaves and the mint and mix well. Fry on low heat till the oil separates from the mixture. Add the coconut milk and about 2 cups of water and mix well. Close the pan with a lid and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes till the chicken is cooked. Garnish with a few curry leaves.
Serve with Steamed Rice or bread


A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES BY BRIDGET WHITE























‘A COLLECTION OF SIMPLE ANGLO-INDIAN RECIPES’ is a revised, consolidated version of four of my earlier Cookery Books, namely Anglo-Indian Delicacies, A Collection of Anglo-Indian Roasts, Casseroles and Bakes, The Anglo-Indian Snack Box and The Anglo-Indian Festive Hamper.
 More than 350 Recipes of traditional, popular and well loved, Anglo-Indian Dishes have been specially selected from these earlier cook books and featured in this Omni-bus Edition. This single consolidated  Imprint of easy- to- follow Recipes of popular  Anglo-Indian Dishes  features Soups & Pepper Water, Curries & Fries, Roasts & Stews, Rice dishes & Pilafs, Foogath and Sambal, Pickles & Relishes, Casseroles and Baked Dishes, Short Eats, Nibbles & Finger food, Sweets & Desserts, Custards & Puddings, Christmas & Festive Treats,  Homemade wine, Curry Powders, etc.
 The huge selection of Recipes featured in this Cookery book will surely take one on a sentimental and nostalgic journey down  memory lane of old forgotten Anglo-Indian Delicacies. All the old dishes cooked during the time of the British Raj have now been revived to suit present day tastes and aplates. This Cookery Book would also serve as a ‘Ready Reckoner’ and a useful guide for teaming up dishes for everyday Anglo-Indian   Meals as well as for festive and special occasions.
 So what are you waiting for? Delve into this awesome collection and you’ll find simple and easy recipes for preparing your favorite Ox tail and Trotters Soups, Plain Pepper Water or Bone Pepper Water, Vindaloos and Curries, Devil Fries & Chops, Nana’s Special Duck, Chicken, Beef & Pork Roasts, Country Captain Chicken, Papa Pat’s Pork Chops, Mince Cutlets, Stews, Croquettes & Rissoles, Yellow Coconut Rice & Ball Curry, Junglee Palau & Vegetable Jalfrazie, Cabbage Foogath & Tomato Sambal, Brinjal Pickle, Fish Padda and many more ANGLO-INDIAN DELICACIES.
 Add that special ‘Anglo’ touch to your meal by baking a simple and tasty Shepherd’s Pie, a Pot Luck Casserole, a Pork Mince Pie or any of those old ‘one dish meals’  that your grandma baked in your childhood. Choose your favourite baked dish recipe from A COLLECTION OF ANGLO-INDIAN ROASTS, CASSEROLES AND BAKES. The very names of the recipes will make you drool. Round  it off with a creamy Caramel Custard, Bread Pudding, Strawberry Flummery, Apple Grunt or any other lip-smacking Anglo-Indian Dessert or Sweet from the vast selection that has been featured.
 Host a Party and serve your guests old Anglo-Indian Short Eats and Nibbles from
THE ANGLO-INDIAN SNACK BOX, that were the rage at ‘Parties, Soirees and Elegant Evening Gatherings’ in the olden days -  all innovated and made famous by the Mog Cooks of yore in the Tea Gardens in the Hills. Snack on Liver on Toast Squares, Scotch Eggs and Deviled Eggs, Cheese Straws, Mince Curry Puffs, Coconut Puffs, Mince Panthras, Fish Fingers, Fritters and a whole lot more,
 What’s your favourite childhood Christmas memory?  Do you associate Christmas with the smells, sounds and sights of the season?  This Cookery Book aims at just that. The separate section on THE ANGLO-INDIAN FESTIVE HAMPER features recipes of all the old Anglo-Indian Christmas favourites such as the Traditional Christmas Cakes, Plum Cakes, Mince Pies, Fruit Cakes, Kalkals, Rose Cookies, Coconut Sweets, the Christmas Pudding, Bole Cake, Semolina Cake, Dodol, Beveca, Marzipan Sweets, Peanut Fudge, Cashew nut Fudge, , etc, etc. It will awaken long forgotten magical memories of   childhood - Of  the smell of the decorated Pine Christmas Tree in the sitting room, the enticing aroma of Christmas Cakes being baked, the Kalkals and Rose Cookies being fried and the aroma of the other Christmas Goodies being prepared in the kitchen by Mama and Nana - Memories of the whole family sitting round the dining table on “Kalkal Making Day” rolling the kalkals on the back of a fork or fighting to lick the left over cake batter in the mixing bowl come flooding back.  Recreate the Christmas of your childhood with these recipes of all the old Christmas Treats. Then to round off the festive spread, you could make your own home-made Grape and Ginger Wine.
 The recipes in this book are simple and easy to follow and only easily available ingredients have been suggested. The easy-to-follow directions for preparing these old, popular, sumptuous dishes make cooking simple, enjoyable and problem-free. The pungency of the dishes can be adjusted according to individual taste by reducing or increasing the amount of chillie powder, spices or pepper powder suggested in each recipe. 
All the recipes in this Book are for 6 generous servings. If cooking for a smaller or larger number, the quantities should be adjusted accordingly.


The word “Everlasting” means ‘something, that once created, endures through time and never ceases to exist’. Anglo-Indian Cuisine is “EVERLASTING” and will endure forever and ever. 

ANGLO-INDIAN FISH PEPPER FRY
























FISH PEPPER FRY
Serves 6   Preparation Time 1 hour
Ingredients
1/2  kg of any good fleshy fish cut into thick boneless fillets 
3 large onions chopped finely
1 large tomato chopped
2 green chillies sliced lengthwise
2 teaspoons Ground Pepper Powder
¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons oil

Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the tomato and chilies and fry till the tomatoes turn pulpy. Add the pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt and fry for a couple of minutes. Add ½ cup of water and bring to boil. Now add the fish fillets and mix carefully. Cook on low heat for about 7 to 8 minutes till the fish is cooked.
Serve with Rice or Bread


ANGLO-INDIAN FOOD COOKING WORKSHOP AT SUJAN RAJMAHAL PALACE JAIPUR





I'm just back from Jaipur where I conducted a Cooking Training Workshop for 3 days on Colonial Anglo-Indian Cuisine at the Sujan Rajmahal Palace for around 20 of the Chefs and Khansamas of the various Hotel properties of the Sujan Luxury Group such as Sher Bagh Ranthambhore (the tiger Camp), The Serai Jaisalmer (Desert Camp), Jawai the Leapord Camp, and the Rajmahal Palace Jaipur. Had an amazing and out of this world experience at the Rajmahal Palace and a fulfilling and wonderful teaching session sharing Classic Colonial Cuisine to a very receptive and eager to learn batch of learners. Many thanks to Mr. Yusuf Ansari for giving me this wonderful opportunity.
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Old Colonial Anglo-Indian Dishes that were recreated and demonstrated were The Dak Bungla / Bungalow Mest Curry, Grandma's Country Captain Chicken, Railway Mutton Curry, Lamb Chops, Pork Vindaloo, Chicken Vindaloo, Junglee Pilaf, Coconut Rice, Lamb Mince Ball Curry, Butter Parsley Rice with Nuts and Raisins, Mince Fricadels, Fish Rissoles, Egg Chops, Mince Curry Puffs, Lamb Mince Panthras, etc. 




ANGLO-INDIAN YELLOW COCONUT RICE, MINCE BALL CURRY AND DEVIL CHUTNEY - OUR WEEKEND SPECIAL - CHILDHOOD MEMORIES



ANGLO-INDIAN YELLOW COCONUT RICE, MINCE BALL CURRY AND DEVIL CHUTNEY - OUR WEEKEND SPECIAL - CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
My mum was en exceptional cook and even the most ordinary dishes cooked by her tasted delicious. She was very versatile and imaginative when it came to cooking. She would improvise and turn out the most delicious curries and side dishes with whatever ingredients were on hand. Every dish she prepared was delicious even if it was just the basic Rice and Meat Curry that was cooked every day. My mum had a procedure for everything. The onions had to be thinly sliced and the green chillies and coriander leaves chopped finely. Even the tomatoes for the curry were first scalded or blanched and the skin removed, then chopped into bits and strained through a strainer / sieve so that only the pulp was used and the seeds and skin thrown away!!!
 While our everyday lunch was considered simple, lunch on Saturdays and Sundays was special. Saturday lunch was invariably Yellow Coconut Rice, Mince Ball Curry (or Bad Word Curry as the word ‘Ball’ was considered a bad or slang word in those days), and Devil Chutney. My mind still recalls and relishes the taste of the Mince Ball Curry and Coconut Rice that my mum prepared on Saturdays for us. On Saturdays we had only half-day school so we were back home by 12.30 pm ravenously hungry and we’d be assailed by the delicious aroma of the Coconut Rice and the Tasty Mince Ball Curry even before we reached our gate.
 The mince for the Ball Curry, had to be just right, so the meat, (either beef or mutton), was brought home fresh from the Butcher Shop, cut into pieces, washed and then minced at home. (We had our own meat-mincing machine and Coconut Scraper which was fixed to the kitchen table like every Anglo-Indian family in those days. No making of the Mince at the Butchers as it had to be double ground in the Mincer only at home). The ground meat or mince, was then formed into even sized balls along with other chopped ingredients and dropped into the boiling Curry which was meanwhile cooking on the stove. The curry was then left to simmer till the mince balls were cooked and the gravy reached the right consistency.
 The Yellow Coconut Rice was always prepared with freshly squeezed coconut milk, Sometimes, two fresh coconuts would be broken and then scraped or grated. The scraped/grated coconut had to be soaked in hot water and the thick milk extracted. For every cup of rice double the quantity of coconut milk was the right proportion; a little more would make the rice ‘pish pash’ or over cooked, and a little less would mean that the rice wouldn’t be cooked well. So very accurate measurements were required. The raw rice and coconut milk would then be simmered with ghee or butter, saffron or turmeric, bay leaves and a few whole spices of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves till the rice was cooked perfectly. This delightful fragrant Rice preparation formed the perfect mild subtle base of our Saturday Special Anglo-Indian Meal. 

The Yellow Coconut Rice and Mince Ball Curry (also known as Bad Word Curry) was always accompanied with a typical Anglo-Indian Sauce or Relish known as Devil Chutney.  Devil Chutney is a fiery red chutney or sauce. Its bright red colour often misleads people to think that it is a very pungent and spicy dish, while its actually a sweet and sour sauce, and only slightly pungent. The vinegar and sugar used in its preparation react with the onion and red chilli to produce the bright red colour. Devil Chutney is also known as “Hell fire or Hell’s flame chutney or Fiery Mother-in-law’s Tongue Chutney” due to its vivid colour.

I would now like to share my mum’s recipes for these three special dishes. They are very easy to prepare.
 YELLOW COCONUT RICE   
Serves 6   Preparation Time 45 minutes
Ingredients
1 pack of coconut milk diluted with water to get 4 cups of milk or 1 fresh coconut grated and milk extracted to get 4 cups of diluted milk
2 cups of Raw Rice or Basmati Rice
½  teaspoon turmeric powder or a few strands of saffron
Salt to taste
4 tablespoons butter or ghee
3 cloves, 3 cardamoms, 3 small sticks of cinnamon and 2 bay leaves

Heat ghee in a large vessel or Rice cooker and fry the spices for a few minutes. Add the washed rice, salt, turmeric and 4 cups of coconut milk and cook till the rice is done.
 Coconut Rice is best served with Ball Curry or Chicken curry and Devil Chutney.

ANGLO-INDIAN MINCE BALL CURRY (BAD WORD CURRY)
(Mince Koftas in a coconut based gravy)
Serves 6    Preparation time 45 minutes
Ingredients for the Curry
3 large onions chopped
6 or 7 curry leaves
3 teaspoons chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
3 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
3 big tomatoes pureed or chopped finely
½ cup ground coconut paste
1 teaspoon  all spice powder or garam masala
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon coriander leaves chopped finely for garnishing
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
 Ingredients for the Mince Balls (Koftas)
½ kg minced meat beef or mutton (fine mince)
½ teaspoon all spice powder or garam masala powder
3 green chilies chopped
A small bunch of coriander leaves chopped finely
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
 Heat oil in a large pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste and the curry leaves and fry for some time. Now add the chili powder, coriander powder, all spice powder or garam masala powder, turmeric powder and coconut, and fry for a few minutes till the oil separates from the mixture. Now add the tomato puree and salt and simmer for some time. Add sufficient water and bring to boil.

Meanwhile get the Mince Balls ready - Mix the all spice powder / garam masala powder, salt, chopped green chilies, turmeric powder and coriander leaves with the mince and form into small balls. When the curry is boiling, drop in the mince balls carefully one by one.
Simmer on slow heat for 20 minutes till the balls are cooked and the gravy is not too thick.
Serve hot with Coconut Rice and Devil Chutney.

DEVIL CHUTNEY (HELL’S FLAME CHUTNEY)
Ingredients
2 medium size onions chopped roughly
1 teaspoon red chilli powder (use Kashmiri Chillie Powder)
1 tablespoon raisins (optional)
2 teaspoons sugar
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoons vinegar
 Grind all the above ingredients together till smooth. If chutney is too thick, add a little more vinegar.
 Serve with Coconut Rice and Mince Ball Curry


CHICKEN ROAST




CHICKEN ROAST
This simple and delicious Chicken Roast makes a perfect meal either for lunch or dinner. The left overs make good sandwiches the next day. This recipe is featured in my Recipe Book ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE - A LEGACY OF FLAVOURS FROM THE PAST. 

Serves 6   Preparation Time 1 hour
Ingredients
1 whole chicken cleaned and washed well
Salt to taste
2 teaspoons ground black pepper powder
1 teaspoon Chillie powder
2 tablespoons oil or ghee
2 or 3 dry red chillies
A few whole pepper corns

Marinate the whole chicken with the salt, pepper and chillie powder for about half an hour. Heat oil or ghee in a thick -bottomed pan and add the whole chicken together with the broken red chillies and pepper corns. Turn the chicken from side to side and fry for about for about 5 minutes or till the chicken becomes firm. Add about 2 cups of water and mix well. Cover the pan with a tight lid and cook first on high heat then over low heat turning the chicken occasionally till the chicken is cooked and all the water / soup  is absorbed. Continue to cook till the chicken is roasted to a lovely golden brown. Serve with steamed vegetables such as peas, carrots, 

LAMB / MUTTON HUSSAINY CURRY OR STICK CURRY - A old Colonial Dish






















LAMB HUSSAINY CURRY OR STICK CURRY
Serves 6           Preparation Time 1 hour
Ingredients
1 kg boneless lamb or mutton cut into small cubes
1 cup curds / yogurt
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons chillie powder
2 onions sliced
2 tablespoons tomato paste /puree 
10 or 12  bamboo sticks or  skewers 4” in length
3 tablespoons oil
Salt to taste
Marinate the meat with a little turmeric powder, salt and a little curds / yogurt for one hour.

Heat oil in a suitable pan and sauté the onions for a few minutes. Add the ginger and garlic paste and fry for a few minutes. Add the chillie powder, tomato puree / paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, remaining curds and salt and stir fry for a few minutes. Add 1 cup of water and bring to boil. Meanwhile pass the  bamboo sticks / skewers through the marinated meat. About 5 pieces should fit on each stick. Place the sticks of meat in the curry that is boiling. Close the pan and simmer on low heat till the meat is cooked. Serve without removing the sticks. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves

TROTTERS SOUP
















TROTTERS SOUP
Trotters Soup and Cow Heel Soup were traditional Soup dishes that   were cooked in almost every Anglo-Indian home in the olden days. Each family had their own recipe and method of preparing the soup according to their taste. The soup could be prepared with either goat, lamb or pork trotters, preferably the front ones. It is a very nourishing soup recommended when one is recuperating after a long illness.

Serves 6      Time required: 45 minutes
Ingredients
6 to 8 trotters (mutton or pork) each to be chopped into 2 pieces
2 or 3 green chilies (optional)
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon pepper powder
1 teaspoon chillie powder
2 or 3 cloves
1 stick of cinnamon (about one inch)
2 medium size tomatoes chopped into quarters
1 large onion chopped roughly

Wash the trotters well. Place all the above ingredients together with the trotters and sufficient water in a pressure cooker. Pressure cook for about 20 minutes or till the trotters are tender. Mix in a tablespoon of flour and simmer till the soup is fairly thick.  Serve hot with bread. This is a very nourishing soup.


ANGLO-INDIAN HOT BEEF FRY























ANGLO-INDIAN HOT BEEF FRY
Serves 6  Preparation Time 1 hour
Ingredients
1 kg Beef cut into cubes
3 green chillies
1 small piece cinnamon
1 or 2 bay leaves
3 onions sliced finely
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon chillie powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon pepper powder
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
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, chopped garlic, cinnamon, bay leaves, and green 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 a little more salt if necessary. Keep frying till almost dry and the fry is a beautiful dark brown. Serve with bread or as a side dish with steamed rice and pepper water. 

MEAT GLASSY / GLAZIE / GLACIE.




MEAT GLASSY / GLAZIE / GLACIE. 
Meat Glassy or Meat Glacie / Glaze, also known as Fruity Meat Curry or Sweet Mango Beef Curry is an old Colonial Dish. It was probably one of the first experiments of the Khansamas / cooks during Colonial times where a spicy curry dish was made more palatable with the addition of Sweet Mango Chutney or chunks of fruit such mango or pineapple which reduced the spiciness of the dish giving it a slightly spicy - sweetish - tangy taste. Major Grey’s Mango Chutney, Col. Skinner’s Mango Chutney and the Bengal Mango Chutney were normally used in this Anglo-Indian dish in the olden days.
The term Glassy or Glazie’ was a misrepresentation of the word ‘Glace’ by the cooks in the olden days. (Glacé is a rich brown stock obtained by browning bones and vegetables in a roasting pan before combining them in a pot with water to get a thick rich stock with a more pronounced flavor and deeper color).  
Serves 6   Time required: 1 hour
Ingredients
 ½ kg boneless Beef or Mutton cut into steaks 
3 large onions sliced finely
2 tablespoons Sweet Mango Chutney (any brand) or 1 cup of mango or pineapple chunks 
2 large tomatoes chopped finely or 2 tablespoons tomato puree 
2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 one inch pieces of cinnamon
1 Bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground pepper
2 teaspoons chillie powder 
2 teaspoon Coriander powder
Salt to taste
1 tablespoon plain flour
3 tablespoons oil

Flatten the beef or mutton with a mallet to break the fibers. Marinate   the meat with the flour, a pinch of salt and pepper, and ½ teaspoon of ginger garlic paste for about one hour.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated meat (a few pieces at a time) till brown and half cooked. Remove and keep aside.
In the same pan, (add a little more oil if desired) fry the onions, Bay leaf and cinnamon till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic paste, pepper, chillie powder, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and tomato and fry well on low heat for a few minutes till the oil separates from the mixture. Add the fried meat pieces and mix well so that all the pieces are covered with the mixture. Add 2 cups of water and cook on low heat till the meat is tender and the gravy thickens. Now add the Sweet mango Chutney or fruit and mix well. Cover the pan and simmer for 2 or 3 more minutes, then remove from heat.
Serve with steamed white rice or as a side dish with bread.