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 d
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Total Time 1 day d 50 minutes mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Pakistani
- 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
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.
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.