Beef Mince Curry, with Dhal

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredients	Description
3	Teacup	Water	For boiling
500	Grams	Beef - Mince	Wash and boil
4	Medium	Potatoes	Boil, peel skin and make cubes.
0.5	Teaspoon	Mustard Seed (Sarson)	Broil on tawa
12	Nos.	Chillies Kashmir	Remove stems and broil
0.5	Teaspoon	Jeera (Cumin Seeds)	Broil on tawa and grind
1	Tablespoon	Coriander(Dhania)	Broil on tawa and grind
1	Nos.	Onion	sliced - Broil on tawa and grind
3	Flakes/Cloves	Garlic (Lason, Losun)	Broil on tawa and grind
10	Nos.	Pepper Corns	Broil on tawa and grind
0.5	Nos.	Coconut scraped (fresh)	Broil on tawa and grind
1	Inch	Turmeric/Haldi	Broil on tawa and grind
1	Ball	Tamarind	Remove seeds and fiber. Grind
A	Little	Salt	To Taste
5	Medium	Chillies Green	Stems removed - grind
1	Teaspoon	Garam-Masala	To be added to ground masala
3	Tablespoon	Ghee	For Frying
1	Tablespoon	Cooking Oil	For frying sliced onion
0.5	Nos.	Onion	Make slices for seasoning.
2	Teacup	Dhal, Masoor	Boil and add to meat.

Method

Wash and par boil half a kilogram of Beef Mince, and when cooked drain the water and keep aside.

Boil 4 medium potatoes - water level should be a little above the potatoes. When done, peel the skins and slice into cubes and keep aside.

Broil separately on a thawa each masala, scraped coconut and sliced onion except tamarind. Grind all the masala to a fine paste. Keep aside.

Pour three tablespoons of ghee in a cooking pot, and heat it. Slice one onion and brown it in the hot ghee. then add the par boiled minced beef. Cook the meat in its own gravy till browned, in the covered pot.

Then add 2-3 cups of boiling water and 2 cups Masoor dhal previously washed. When the meat and dhal are cooked well, add the ground masala. With a little water to the meat, if the level has gone below. Always the liquid should be a little above the main stuff.

Heat the oil for seasoning in a large enough pan, and fry half sliced onion. Pour the meat with its gravy into the seasoning and cook. Add diced potatoes and salt to taste.