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Hyderabadi Talawa Gosht

Ingredients

Meat - 1 Kg
Coriander Leaves - 2 Bunches [handful]
Salt - 2-3 tsp or according to taste
Red Chilli - 2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Ginger Paste - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Garlic Paste - 1 1/2 Tbsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Lime juice - 4 tsp
Oil for frying

Optional: 2 coal pieces [edibel quality]

Method:

1. Cut cube sized pieces of beef and grind them slightly in a mixer. Make sure that the cubes are not fully minced but are only torn due to the grinding action.
2. Add Ginger paste, Garlic paste, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and vinegar to the beef. Mix it well and keep aside for 30 minutes to an hour. One can refrigerate overnight for better taste.
3. Heat 4 tbsp oil in a pressure cooker and fry the beef for 3 minutes. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook on medium heat for 25 minutes.
4. Heat a non-stick cooking vessel/pan with several Tbsp of oil for frying beef.
5. Unload the contents of the pressure cooker into the frying pan. Fry the beef for 10 minutes. Add coriander leaves and fry for another 5 minutes or until the beef is blackish brown in color. Add more oil if need be.
6. Heat the coal pieces to red hot. Cut slices of onion and place them in a funnel shape in the fried beef. Add some ghee to it. Drop the heated coal pieces into the onion slices holding ghee. Immediately put the lid on the pan and let the smoke settle to give a tempting aroma.
7. Pour lime juice, mix well and serve hot with slices of onion and tomato.