Indian Beef Stew recipe :  2 Times Onion (Beef do Piaz)

Beef Stew Recipe
Indian Beef Stew : 2 times onion (Beef Stew : do Piaz)
Makes 2 servings in 1 hour 30 minutes
Posted by Ssussi  : 30 November 2005

Beef / Beef Stew / Asian (India) / Main Dish / Gas or electric stove/ No marination

  

Beef Stew : 'do Piaz'. .'Do piaz' translates to '2 onions'. This Beef Stew do Piaz is an Indian cooking technique for the onion lovers among us  : it is a slowly braised dish combining both cooked and raw onions.

The main stew ingredient, usually meat, is gently cooked with half the onions until very tender.

Then a second batch of raw onions is stirred in towards the end of cooking, to give extra texture and taste.

In traditional do-piaz-stew-recipes : the amount of onions used is 2 times the amount of meat.

If you have a crock pot : this beef stew is ideal to put in  the crock pot after having fried the ingredients.

  INGREDIENTS : Beef Stew do Piaz

• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 inch (2.5 cm) ginger, chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander leafs, chopped
• 4 teaspoons paprika powder
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons ground coriander
• 5 cardamom pods
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 oz (150 gr) (1 little pot) yogurt
• 7 oz (220gr) tender topside beef, cut in 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes
• oil to fry
   

  PREPARATION : Beef Stew do Piaz

1. Put one onion, garlic, ginger, paprika, chili powder, cumin, coriander, yogurt and salt in the food-processor. Process until mixture is smooth.
2. Heat oil in a large pan. Fry the remaining onion until just soft. Add the meat and fry until it is well coated and starts to brown.
3. Add cardamom pods and yogurt mixture and simmer, covered, for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
4. Garnish with fresh coriander.