Fauzia's Pakistani Recipes - The Extraordinary Taste of Pakistan
Beef Qorma Recipe
Ingredients:
2 pounds of Beef or Lamb (cut into 1" cubes)
2 medium Onions (thinly sliced & separated into rings)
2 tbsp. of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)
¼ cup of Almonds (Baadaam) (blanched & slivered)
8 Garlic Cloves (Lehsan))
1 tbsp. of Ginger Root (Adrak) (coarsely chopped)
6 Whole Cloves (Loung)
1 tbsp. of Coriander Seeds (Saabut Dhania)
1 tbsp. of Cumin Seeds (Saabut Zeera)
1 tsp. of White Cardamom Seeds (Sufaid Ilaichi Ke Daanay) (without the pods)
1 tsp. of Crushed Red Pepper (Kutti Mirch) (more or less may be used depending on taste preferance.)
1 ½ tsp. of Salt
½ tsp. of Ground Cinnamon (Pisi Dal Cheeni)
¼ tsp. of Garam Masala Powder
2 tbsp. of All-Purpose Flour (Maida)
¾ cup Whipping Cream
½ cup of Plain Yogurt
1/3 cup of Water
½ more cup of Water
3 tbsp. of Cooking Oil (2 tbsp. separate and 1 tbsp. seperate)
Directions:
Combine together the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom seeds, crushed red peppers, and whole cloves. Put these ingredients into a grinder and grind them well into a fine powder.
To the grinded powder, add the 1/3 cup water, slivered blanched almonds, garlic, gingerroot, salt and ground cinnamon. Grind until the mixture comes to a pasted consistancy.
On medium heat in a 4 quart saucepan put 1 tablespoon oil. When oil gets hot add and fry ½ of the meat. Be sure to brown all sides well; and remove from oil. Repeat this procedure with the other ½ remaining meat. And remove.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in the saucepan; add onions. And fry onions to golden brown. Reduce heat to medium and add the blended spice mixture and cosaute for 3-4 minutes or until it is slightly brown.
Add the meat and ½ cup water to the saucepan. Cover and simmer for 1 ½ to 2 hours or until the meat is tender and well cooked; by stirring occasionally.
Stir together the whipping cream, plain yogurt, all-purpose flour, and garam masala powder. Stir the mixture into a Dutch oven (if available - otherwise continue using stove). Cook and stir until it is thickened and bubbly.
Transfer to a serving bowl; sprinkle with fresh coriander/cilantro leaves.
Yield: 8 Servings Degree of Difficulty: Medium Recipe Category: Main Course Mutton/Beef/Lamb Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani
