Ah! The long weekend has gone by and I still wanted more of it. Weekends just fly away, dont you all also think so? But i enjoyed the long weekend with a day trip to the CNE, I had been to that place for the first time and enjoyed every bit of it! I had also made some traditional dishes for the long weekend and we all enjoyed good food at home. I buy ready made food from outside very less. I usually prepare food in my house, pack it and take it with us to picnics. When we can make delicious food at home, why to waste money from outside ?!
Today I am sharing with you all my recipe of ‘Pasinde’, a dry meat curry with spices, french beans and potatoes. The correct procedure is to prepare this curry using thinly sliced meat. But I was not able to get it from the butcher and instead prepared it using the usual cubed meat pieces. Pasinde is one of the most liked dishes by the Hyderabadi Muslims mostly. My family loves it. We have it with Paratha or Rice and Khatti Dal. Pasinde is nutritious and delicious side dish for a meal. And it is simple to prepare too. Here goes the recipe:
Pasinde - Meat Cooked with Spices, French Beans and Potatoes
Ingredients:
- Boneless Lean Meat – 500 gms
- Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
- Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 1/2 tsp
- Yogurt – 4 tbsp
- Salt – 1 1/2 tsp
- Red Chili Powder – 1 tsp
- Green Beans – 1/2 cup,
- Potatoes – 1/2 cup, peeled and cubed
- Canola Oil – 4 tbsp
- Yellow Onion – 2
- Black Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
- Garam Masala – 1 tsp
- Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
- Khus Khus – 1 tsp
- Chironji – 1 tsp
- Cilantro – 1 tbsp
- Mint leaves – 1 tbsp
Pasinde - Meat Cooked with Spices, French Beans and Potatoes
Method:
- Marinate the meat with Turmeric, Ginger Garlic paste, Yogurt, Salt and Red chilli powder for atleast 3-4 hours in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, in pan with little oil, stir-fry the french beans, and the cubed potatoes. Remove and reserve in a bowl.
- After the marination time of the meat, bring it to room temperature and, now, lets start preparing the curry.
- Pour oil into a heavy bottom pan at medium heat.
- Fry the sliced onions till they are brown and crisp.
- Add the marinated mutton and let it cook for 10 minutes. Keep stirring it occasionally so that it doesnt get stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Now add a glass of water to it and mix well. Simmer the heat and let it cook till the meat is soft. You can also pressure cook and tenderize the meat.
- Add black pepper, garam masala, coriander powder, Khus Khus, Chironji and stir well to mix.
- Add the stir fried potatoes and french beans to the mixture and combine well.
- Cook the mixture at medium heat till the potatoes are soft and the whole mixture is dry.
- Add coriander and mint leaves to the mixture. Serve hot
Suggested Accompaniments: We usually have this curry along with Parathas or Basmati Chawal and Khatti dal for a meal.
Luv,
Mona
