- Beef, cut into cubes: 1 kg
- Onion: 2 big ones thinly sliced
- Ginger: 1 tsp thinly sliced
- Garlic: 1 ½ tsp thinly sliced
- Chilly powder: ½ - 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
- Coriander leaves – ¾ cup chopped reserve a little for garnishing
- Salt: to taste
- Vinegar: 1 1/2 tbsp or depending on your taste
- Water ¾ cup
To Grind:
- Fennel seeds: 1 tsp
- Peppercorns: 2 tsp (depending on your taste)
- Cardamom: 4
- Cloves 4
- Cinnamon sticks 2 small pieces
- Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Method:
- Grind the ingredients for under the grind list into fine powder and add vinegar and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker; add the sliced ginger and garlic and sauté till its light brown in color.
- Add the thinly sliced onions and sauté till they are soft and light brown.
- Add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, salt, coriander leaves and masala paste and sauté for a minute.
- Add the beef and fry for 5 minutes.
- Add enough water to cover the beef and cook till the beef is done.
- Open the cooker after all the pressure is gone .The gravy should be thick. If there is more water just simmer for few more minutes till you get thick gravy.
