Meat Black Pepper Curry
A super simple and easy recipe that can be made with mutton or beef and cooked in a pressure cooker. A perfect dish for those busy week nights!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 500 grams beef or mutton preferably boneless
- 1 medium sized potato peeled & cubed (optional)
- 1 tablespoon peppercorns, freshly powdered or 2-3 teaspoons of pepper powder
- 2 medium sized onions finely sliced
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- oil for frying
- salt to taste
To be fried:
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh coriander
Instructions
- Wash the meat and let it drain on a colander
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and fry the ginger for 3-4 seconds and then add the sliced onions and fry them till they turn translucent (pale pink).
- Add the meat, pepper powder, lime juice and salt to taste and fry on a low heat for 2 minutes.
- Add 1/2 a cup of water, mix and cover the pressure cooker. Cook on full heat for 3 whistles (or till the meat is tender). Wait for the pressure cooker to cool down until the whistle comes off easily, then mix everything together.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the tomatoes and the chopped coriander, then add the gravy from the pressure cooked meat. Add in the potatoes and cook until tender.
- Finally, add the cooked meat, simmer for two minutes, garnish with chopped coriander and serve with rice or chapathis