Ground Beef Recipe

Beef quality is very important in making any meat dish. To prepare healthy and tasty meal, use of organic beef is the best way for achieving great results. This is a simple ground beef recipe and can be mixed with different vegetables to give more variation to taste and nutrition level.

Ingredients:
½ kg mince beef
2 onions (julienne)
3 tomato (chopped)
2 potato (cut in small cubes)
1 tbspn red chili powder
½ tspn turmeric powder
½ tbspn cumin powder
1 tspn black pepper
1 tspn mix spices powder (garam masala)
1 tspn dry fenugreek (methi) leaves : crushed

Pinch of nutmeg and mace powder
Coriander leaves
½ cup oil

 

Preparation:

Procedure:
1.In a pan fry onions in oil when onion starts to brown add tomato and mix well.
2.After a minute, add mince beef and mix, the water will start to release from the meat stir it continuously on medium flame for 5 minutes.
3.Now add red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and leave for 10 minutes until all the water has been dried and oil starts to separate from the meat.
4.In a separate pan, in a very little oil fry potato cubes for 5 minutes.
5.Add the potato cubes and half cup water in the meat and leave to cook for 10 minutes until potato becomes completely soft.
6.Add cumin powder, black pepper, garam masala powder (cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon), nutmeg and mace powder and dry fenugreek (methi) leaves and cook for 5 minutes.
7.When oil starts to leave, add some coriander leaves on it. Ground beef with potato is ready to serve.

Serving:
Ground Beef is usually served with naan or bread.

Beef Curry Recipe

Curry is an English word for the word “Salan” which originates from mostly Indian and Pakistani cuisines. Curries are rich in spices and can be made in different styles. This recipe includes beef and hence the name beef curry.

Ingredients:
1 kg boneless beef (thin slices; ½ cm thick)
2 big onion (boiled and mashes)
1 ½ tbspn red chili powder
3 tbspn ginger paste
4 tbspn raw papaya paste
1 tbspn cumin powder
½ tbspn black pepper
½ tspn turmeric powder
2 tbspn mix spices powder (garam masala)
½ tspn nutmeg and mace powder
½ kg yogurt
2 tbspn roasted ground poppy seeds
2 tbspn roasted cashew powder (optional)
Salt to taste
5 tbspn vegetable oil (preferably mustard oil)

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl to make smooth paste.
2. Marinate beef slices in above paste and leave for 3 hours or more until beef becomes tender. [Tip set 3 hours time in a digital timer so that you do not make beef too tender]
3. After 3 hours, cook the beef on very low heat. The curry will start to become watery due to meat.
4. Dry all the water and stir continuously to dry it on high flame. It takes approx. 20 minutes.
5. Beef curry (pasande) is ready to serve.

Serving:
Garnish it with ginger slices lemon and onion and enjoy your beef curry with naan or you can also have it with fried rice or cumin fried rice.