Preparation info
  • Serve

    4 to 6

    unless otherwise stated.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1999

  • About

This is a recipe for an Indian dish that I found in an old book called Veraswammy’s Cookbook. Veraswammy was a chef who opened the well-known restaurant on Piccadilly in London. It is, I think, a successful and slightly unusual dish. The combination of the tamarind and the chilies with the lamb or beef gives a good, vigorous flavor.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp ghee, oil, or whatever fat you are using
  • 1 medium-sized onion, sliced
  • 2

Method

Heat the fat in a heavy pan and cook the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes. Add all the other ingredients, except the meat and the tamarind, and cook over a low heat for 5 minutes or so. Add the meat and stir thoroughly. Cover the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes.

Add a teacupful of water, cover the pan closely again, and simmer until the meat is cooked. This will take anything from 40-60 m