Achar Gosht

(Serves 3)

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• Ingredients
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, ground into paste
  • 1 inch ginger, ground into paste
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1 cup yoghurt
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes (~2 large pieces)
  • 1-2 green chilies, chopped
  • 500 g beef, cut into bitesize pieces
  • 1 tsp nigella seeds
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 pods black cardamom
  • 2 cloves, ground
  • 1 stick cinnamon (a few inches)
• Instructions
  • Fry onions in oil until golden
  • Add garlic and ginger paste and keep frying briefly
  • Add all spices and meat and fry until meat is brown
  • Add tomatoes, chilies, and yoghurt
  • Simmer with lid closed until meat is tender (the longer the better)
  • Simmer with lid open until the mixture isn't too watery anymore