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Gina · Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: Mysore Beef(recipe and pic)

Original recipe uses Mutton and taken from Banana Leaf Temptations cookbook by Chef Devagi Sanmugam.(book was a gift from my mom!)

I substituted mutton for beef as hubby cannot take mutton due to medical reasons. This is semi spicy. As I omitted a large number of fresh red chillies from the recipe. So that Melody can eat too.

The curry dish is very fragrant..the spices really enhances the flavour.

Ingredients
1 kg beef (cut into cubes)
6 tbsp Yoghurt(plain)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp sugar

250ml plain yoghurt

to blend into a paste
2 red onions
20 cloves of garlic
10 cm ginger
1 red chilli(discard seeds)
100ml water

spices
3 pcs cinnamon stick
10 pcs green cardamon seeds
6 cloves
3 medium red onions(sliced)
1 tbsp aniseed
2.5 tbsp cumin powder
1 tbsp coriander powder

Method
1. Marinate beef cubes with yoghurt and lemon juice for 1 hour.
2. Add blended paste and water into a pot to boil.
3. Add marinated beef to simmer over medium heat for 45 mins till cooked.
4. Heat wok and dry fry spices till fragrant.
5. Add beef, stock and rest of yoghurt to it and cook in the wok.
6. Simmer over medium heat for 10 to 15 mins till gravy thickens.
7. Serve with rice or Naan.

Notes
Original recipe does not have additional yoghurt. She uses more water to cook the mutton. I prefer to have more gravy so I added yoghurt to it. And cook for only 15 mins.
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sinner · Kitchen Hand Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 495

Gina · Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:40 am Post subject:

sin heng

I just fry it and mix with the cooking. Although Devagi suggested to grind into into powdery form. I don't like the taste of powdery curry. island

every spice is a whole piece. green cardamon..no need to remove anything. just fry the whole thing. whole pieces of spices brings out the flavour very well.
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sinner · Kitchen Hand Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 495

Thanks Gina, going back to the kitchen to cook soon.

sinner · Kitchen Hand Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 495

Gina, this curry is so different from the way I usually cook curries. Don't have to stand there constantly frying the paste. Very rich and fragrant with spices. We loved it. :lol:

I notice you have the nice red oil floating on top of your curry. I did not use yoghurt, is that why my curry does not have that oil ? :roll: I use lamb and have cut off most of the fat on it.

Gina · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:11 am Post subject:

sin heng

actually hor, I love lamb you know..and hubby cannot eat. so I never got the chance to cook at home. Only during Thanksgiving, Xmas party for big home gathering.

I use a mixture of Beef brisket and chunks of striploin. I didn't trim away the fat entirely. left it in there to cook.
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sinner · Kitchen Hand Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 495

Gina,

when I am in a hurry, I prefer to use lamb - less cooking time and always tender. The lamb here is quite good - don't have that strong taste (smell island

). Yes I love curry with gravy, then can mop up the leftover with bread for breakfast Smile

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Maybe next time, I will cook it dry - see whether it taste different (hubby prefer dry curry) :roll:

jerseymom · Commis Cook Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 526 Location: usa

Gina,
This dish looks wonderful! The recipe you wrote supposes to be "semi spicy" (my husband and I like very hot)? And is this Indian curry?

I used lamb in curry once, couldn't take that meat taste. But mutton (from resturant) no problem though. Anyway, I will follow you using beef first and see how.

sinner, I like your dish too... thinking of soaking naan into that thick gravy... ummm... yum!
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small cookie · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:44 am Post subject:

Thinking of trying out this dish since we haven't had anything spicy for a month or 2 already (me not good at cooking spicy dishes).

Gina, can i find out what type of beef you used?

Thanks

sinner · Kitchen Hand Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 495

jadepearl · lurker Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 64

Gina, maybe you missed me post at the General section. I am dying to try out your curry coz it looks so yummylicious and I wanted to know if it will go with Bryiani Rice?
Thanks!!! Very Happy

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jerseymom · Commis Cook Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 526 Location: usa

sinner, maybe I didn't buy a good cut of lamb? Last time that meat taste even all over in the gravy... *shivering*...
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Gina · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:38 pm Post subject:

jadepearl

yes. best eaten with nasi brayiani. In Devagi's cookbook, she had a photo of it with rice on the side.

but I was dreaming of dipping the gravy with my many Indian Naan I made the other day.

so delicious..now thinking of eating Mantou with it too. Embarassed

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Gina · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 7:40 pm Post subject:

Giselle

see the portion I wrote " 1 red chilli(discard seeds)". Devagi's original recipe uses 10 pcs and with the seeds intact..thus will make it very spicy.

Up to you..how many pcs of red chillies you want to add.

Razz

also if you use spices quoted above, the mutton smell will not be very evident. the spices really killed the smell. coffee

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small cookie · Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:16 am Post subject:

jadepearl · lurker Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 64

Thanks Gina! Very Happy

Wah...now I have to get all the rempah and get to work!!! Thanks so much for another wonderful recipe!
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jerseymom · Commis Cook Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 526 Location: usa

Gina,
Made the dish, I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

The beef cubes I used were too lean, no oil floating *sign* But the gravy is insanely delicious! Thank you so much for sharing!

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Gina · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:32 am Post subject:

giselle

yeah, it looks so delicious too. I love the nice gravy you have. Goes great for dipping with Naan or your Pai pau Razz

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jc_mum · lurker Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 86

Thank Gina for this yummy recipe. Smile

I tried it with chicken and ate it with naan. YUM! Smile

Gina · Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:47 pm Post subject:

jc_mum

did you make it less spicy? Coz i did it less spicy so that Melody can dip naan into it. She loves it too Razz

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jc_mum · lurker Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 86

I din use red chilli as I was afraid that it might be too hot. Used green big chilli instead. 1st green chilli without seed was blended with the rest. It was not spicy at all, so I added another green chilli whole in. It wasn't spicy at all. Next time I will add more or try with red chilli. But overall still yummy delicious. It taste like those chicken curry I ordered from the naan shop in Boat Quay, so next time I can do my own and save cost. Smile

Btw, I added a binjal and a tomato too. JC love dipping her naan too. Smile

faeriedust · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject:

this dish looks great, love spicy food! saw this last night and went to the asian grocery shops today, but i couldnt find aniseed or the green cardamon seeds. is there anything i can substitute it? or if i omit it, would it affect the taste significantly?

thanks gina!

edit: i found star anise tho, but not sure if it's the same? Embarassed

piroshok · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

faeriedust · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

thanks piroshok!

unfortunately i dont really know where are the indian/middle eastern stores here. :(

might try my luck at chinatown tomorrow!

faeriedust · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject:

sorry for this, but another quick question,

can coriander powder be replaced with coriander seeds? i've got a bag of coriander seeds and don't know what to do with them. Embarassed

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