SIMPLE MEAT CURRY

A simple recipe for a tasty Meat Curry is given below. You can use the same recipe for Beef, Mutton, Chicken or Pork Curry.

SIMPLE MEAT CURRYServes 6  Preparation Time 1 hour
Ingredients
1 kg tender Meat, (either mutton, beef, chicken or pork) cut into medium pieces
2 tomatoes chopped finely
3 tablespoons oil
2 large onions chopped finely
2 green chilies slit lengthwise
2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoons chillie powder
2 teaspoons cumin powder
2 teaspoons coriander powder
1 teaspoon spice powder / garam masala powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped corriander leaves

Boil the meat a little water, a pinch of turmeric and a little salt in a pressure cooker till tender.  Heat oil in a suitable pan and sauté the onions, green chilies and the ginger garlic paste for some time.  Add the chopped tomatoes, chillie powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, spice powder / garam masala powder and fry for some time till the tomatoes trun pulpy. Add a little water if required while frying.  Now add the cooked meat along with the soup, chopped garlic and salt and simmer till the gravy is thick. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with white steamed rice or chappatis or bread

SIMPLE BEEF CURRY

½ kg good beef cut into medium pieces

2 big tomatoes pureed
3 cloves, 2 pieces of cinnamon, 2 cardamoms
2 Bay leaves
1 teaspoons ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
2 onions chopped
1 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
2 teaspoons chilly powder
Salt to taste
3 tablespoons oil

Heat oil in a pan and add the onions, cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, bay leaves, ginger paste and garlic paste. Fry for a few minutes. Add the meat and the chilly powder and mix well. Keep frying on low heat for some more time. Now add the tomatoes, salt, mint leaves, potatoes, and mix well. Add sufficient water and cook till the meat is done and the gravy is thick. If cooking in a pressure cooker turn off the heat after 6 whistles. Serve hot with rice.