Ingredients:
3 onions finely chopped
2 ripe tomatoes grated
½ green and red pepper finely chopped
1 tsp. garlic grated
1 tsp. ginger grated
3 green chillies slit
3 bay leaves
3 pieces stick cinnamon
5 cardamom pods
5 allspice
4 curry leaves
1 tsp tomato paste
Vegetable oil
1kg beef steak cut in small pieces
2 tsp. leaf masala / roasted masala
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. tumeric
1½ tsp whole coriander seeds
1½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp. whole fennel / bariship seeds
Few potatoes (optional)
Method:
Braise chopped onion in oil until transparent or slightly brown.
Add garlic, ginger, green, red pepper and braise a further 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add cardamom, allspice, stick cinnamon and bay leaves.
In another hot pan, take all the whole spices, fennel, cumin and coriander, and warm it in the pan for about 1-2 minutes – take care not to burn these spices. Make it semi-fine in a mortar and pestle and put aside. The aroma is beautiful.
Braise for a further 5 minutes then add salt and all the spices.
Add beef steak and cook for about 45 minutes until beefsteak are soft and tender, adding little bit of water at a time.
Now add tomatoes and tomato paste, as well as curry leaves, give the pot a vigorous stir then add potatoes and cook until potatoes are soft, not forgetting to add a little water as needed, and stir occasionally.
Serve with roti, white rice or flat bread or naan bread.
Enjoy.