Name: Meat with Potatoes (Papayta ma Gos Ghambar nu Gos)
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients: 400 gm/1 lb tomatoes, peeled and chopped; 4 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 ½ tsp salt; 1 kg/2.2 lb pieces of meat; 2 tbsp oil; 750 gm/ 1½ lb peeled potatoes, cut small-pieces; Salt to taste; 6 green cardamoms; 10 cloves; ½ tsp cumin powder; Water, as required; 10 black peppercorns; 2 cinnamon sticks; 400 gm/1 lb finely sliced onions, fried until golden brown; 1 tbsp oil; 4 slit green chillies

Preparation info

6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Parsi Cooking

By Niloufer Mavalvala

Published 2016

About

As I stepped into adult life and started cooking for my family, I soon realised food was really all about comfort.

Favourites were always easier to cook than others. Challenges were always my personal best. And so, I was introduced to my mother-in-law’s wonderful cooking.

This recipe is most sought-after, and rather popular in our large extended family. It has been passed on from my husband’s wonderful maternal grandmother and later through his mum to me. Everyone who cooks