The East Indian Community

BEEF STEW

Ingredients

1/2 Kg Beef

2 onions – chopped fine,

2 potatoes – cut length wise,

1” ginger chopped fine,

2 green chillies  chopped fine,

4 flakes garlic chopped fine.

Dry grind : 2 cloves, 2 cardamons, 2” cinnamon

Procedure:

Cook 1/2 kg cut pieces of meat, till half done.

In another vessel warm a dessert spoon of ghee and fry the cut masala.

Stir in a teaspoon of flour.

Next add the meat and stir fry for a minute.

Add the spice powder and a little pepper powder too.

Pour in the soup.

Add the cut potatoes.

Add salt to taste.

Cook till done.

TONGUE MOILE

Ingredients:

1 Tongue (cooked and skinned)

3 tbsps. Ghee,

2 tbsp. bottle masala,

4 tbsp vinegar.

Green masala:

½ kg onions cut in rings,

6 green chillies slit with seeds removed,

1 inch ginger cut in strips,

12 flakes garlic cut in strips.

Method:

Slice tongue. Add 2-3 tbsps. of ghee (oil). Then add the onions and fry till quite soft and pale coloured. Now add the rest of the cut ingredients and fry for a few seconds.

Then add 2 tbsps. of bottle masala and fry gently, throwing in a little water till masala is nicely fried and smells good. Put in the slices of tongue and fry for a few minutes. Put this in a pressure cooker, add water and pressure cook for 15 mins. When meat is cooked and vinegar and let it simmer.