Beef Manchurian

Ingredients:

1/2 kg beef pieces

1 big onion, sliced

5 green chillies, chopped

small piece ginger, finely chopped

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1/2 capsicum, chopped

3-3 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder

1 tsp pepper powder

1 tbsp vinegar

2 tsp + 1 tbsp cornflour

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tbsp tomato sauce

2 tbsp spring onions, chopped

salt to taste

oil, as required

Preparation:

1. In a pressure cooker, add cleaned beef pieces, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, vinegar and salt and mix well.
2. Add 1/4 cup of water to this and cook for 1 whistle at high flame. Then cook at low flame for 3-5 whistles till cooked . Don't overcook.
3. When the pressure releases, open the cooker and remove the beef pieces and keep the stock aside.
4. In a bowl, add the cooked beef, 2 tsp cornflour, 1-1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder and little salt and mix well.
5. Heat oil in a pan and fry the marinated beef in batches at high flame for 1 minute. Then turn over and fry for 2-3 minutes and keep it aside.
6. In another thick bottomed pan, heat 2-3 tbsp oil ( same oil used for frying beef ) and add chopped garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute.
7. Add green chillies and saute well.
8. Add sliced onion and saute well for 2-3 minutes until soft.
9. Add chopped capsicum and mix well.
10. Add soy sauce, tomato sauce, 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder, 1/2 tsp pepper powder and mix well.
11. Add half of the beef stock and boil well. Now add the fried beef to this and mix well.
12. Add 1 tbsp cornflour to the remaining beef stock and mix well. Add this to the pan and bring to a boil. Adjust the salt.
13. Garnish with chopped spring onions and remove from flame…Serve hot…