Beef Special

Indian cuisine
Ingredients:
- 1 kg tender beef cubes.
- 3 piece ginger.
- 1 pod garlic.
- 8 big onions.
- 3 tbsp jeera or butter.
- pieces of cinnamon.
- 10 cloves of garlic.
- 10 cardamoms.
- 6 pepper corns.
- 3 tbsp bafat powder or chili powder
- 2 cups curds.
- 3 bay leaves.
- 1 flat tbsp mixed spice powder.
- extra cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves for frying whole.

Directions:
- Cut and wash beef till water runs clear.
- Drain on a colander so that all water drains out.
- In a large non-stick vessel, brown the beef in small batches and keep aside.
- Grind the ginger and garlic to a fine paste.
- Grind the jeera, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, peppercorns and bafat powder to a fine powder. - Cut the 8 onions into fine slices.
- In the same vessel that the beef was fried and which has a residue of oil/ghee.
- Add the bay leaves and the extra cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves and fry for a minute.
-Then add the sliced onions and required salt and fry till the onions are golden (this is important).
- When lightly browned, add the ginger/garlic paste and fry for some time.
- Add the powdered spice dry powder and stir for some time.
- Add the beef and any juices left behind and keep frying till the meat is nicely fried and oil/ghee starts glistening.
- Add curds, 1 tbsp at a time, till all the curds in incorporated.
- At this point check the seasoning and add if anything required.
-Test if the meat is cooked; and depending on this add a little water and cook till beef is tender.
- Garnish with the mixed spice powder and coriander leaves and fried potatoes. Serve on a bed of garlic rice.