ANGLO-INDIAN GREEN MASALA MEAT PALAU

ANGLO-INDIAN CORIANDER PALAU OR GREEN MASALA PALAU 

Ingredients

1 cup Basmati Rice or any other long grained Rice …wash and drain 

1/2 Mutton / Lamb or Beef cut into fairly big pieces

3 large tomatoes chopped

2 small sticks of cinnamon, 4 cloves, 4 cardamoms

1 cup oil or ghee

Salt to taste

3 green chilies 

2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste

1 teaspoon chillie powder

2 large onions sliced finely           

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 

3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves

2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves

3 tablespoons coconut paste or desiccated coconut 

Wash the meat and boil it with 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 2 cups of water till tender. Keep aside

Make a paste with the green chillies, coriander leaves, mint, cumin powder and coconut

Heat the oil or ghee in a large vessel and add the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, and onions and sauté for some time. 

Add the chopped tomatoes and fry till the tomatoes soften

Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a few minutes till the raw smell goes.

Add the chillie powder, turmeric and the green masala paste and fry till the oil separates from the mixture and the tomatoes are reduced to pulp. Add the meat and a little more salt and mix well. 

Now add sufficient water to the remaining stock so as to get about 2 cups of liquid. 

Add the washed rice and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat till all the liquid evaporates and the Rice is cooked.

Remove from heat and leave covered for the Palau to rest.

Serve with Curd Chutney or Pilaf (palau) Chutney