Beef Pasanda

Beef Pasanda

A dish from Pakistan. The beef is tenderized by marinating in yogurt, the yogurt is also used as a cooking sauce.
Prep Time 1 day
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 day 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Pakistani
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams beef, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup plain yogurt, this is equal to 250 ml
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • fresh ginger, grated, to taste
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground red red chili pepper
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons tumeric

Instructions
 

  • Rub the salt into the meat, place in large and add yogurt, mix to coat all the beef and marinate for 24 hours in the refrigerator.
  • After the beef has marinated, in a heavy pan fry the onions till golden in olive oil, then add the garlic and ginger and all of the spices, stir and cook for 5 minutes over low heat.
  • Add the beef and yogurt mix and cook till the meat is tender about 50 minutes.
  • Serve with a side dish of curried okra and boiled rice.

Notes

Beef is the most expensive at about 200 baht per kilo, this is from a local farm, not a grocery store. Recipe calls for 1/2 kilo, so cost for the beef is 100 baht or about $2.90, for 2 people this meal would probably last 2 meals, about 75 cents per meal per person minus other ingredients which are minimal.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Denise Georgiades.
South Africa.

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