Beef Vindaloo The Real Thing Recipes

Steps:

• Grind together the cumin seeds, chillies, pepper corns, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and cardamom seeds.
• Add the salt, vinegar and sugar, to make a paste.
• In a large pan heat half of the oil and fry the onions till golden, remove from the pan and drain. Add the cooked onions to the spice mix and blend again to make a thick paste.
• Heat the remaining oil and fry the meat till just brown.Remove the meat with a slotted spoon and put aside.
• To the pan add the ginger and garlic cook 2 minutes.
• Add the ground coriander and turmeric, fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the onions and spice paste and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Add the water and meat cover the pot and cook till the meat is tender.

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, garlic paste, ginger paste, yogurt, salt, black pepper, and red pepper together in a mixing bowl. Mix in the beef cubes until evenly coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator overnight (or at least 30 minutes).
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir the onions in the hot oil until they soften, turn translucent, and begin turning golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the beef cubes, and cook, stirring frequently until the meat is no longer pink on the outside, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
• Pour in the water, and bring to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; cook until the beef is tender, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro to serve.

Steps:

• Blend first 11 ingredients and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in processor until paste forms. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add paste from processor and cook until golden, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Add chicken and potatoes; sauté 5 minutes. Add broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Uncover and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes longer. Season with more cayenne, if desired, and salt and pepper.
• *A spice mixture available at Indian markets, some specialty foods stores, and many supermarkets. To substitute, mix 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin, 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander, 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; use 1 teaspoon of mixture.

Steps:

• (2 Days before) Place the beef in a bowl and add 2 teaspoons of the curry powder and 2 teaspoons of the chilli, make sure it is coated evenly and fully and leave in the fridge to marinate.
• (on Day).
• Roughly chop the onion, mince the garlic, mustard seed, ginger and vinegar together to form a paste.
• Add the oil to a large oven ready pan and fry the onions, garlic/ginger paste and the chillis till the onion is soft (this bit stings the eyes), add in the all ingredients except for the meat and coconut milk and fry for a further 2 mins ensuring the onions and chillis are covered in the powdered ingredients.
• Add the meat and fry gently for 10 minutes to seal the meat.
• Add the coconut milk and stir, bring to a boil and simmer for roughly 10 minutes until suace begins to thicken.
• Transfer to the oven at 200'C for 30 minutes stirring regularly to finish off.
• Serve on pilau rice preferably with a Lassi drink as thats the only thing that will cool your mouth down.