BHUNA GOSHT ( FRIED MEAT) FROM LANDI KOTAL

Before becoming the destroyed war ridden rubble that it is today, Landi Kotal was a simple tribal town between Afghanistan and Pakistan known to most as the best place to visit for meat lovers. To me the locals seemed to be carrying their rifles on their shoulders and their meat on their skewers with pride!!

I learned several dishes of the region in my teens and make them regularly to this day.

All these meat dishes from that region had something in common.They were surprisingly simple and minimum ingredients, yet huge on flavor. Sometimes less is more and few spices seem to go a long way as in that part of the world.

I will give you more recipes from that region over time,but tonight I want to start with my children's favourite.
Bhuna Gosht from Landikotal. (Fried meat )

Ingredients:
Beef stew meat cubed boneless 1 and 1/2 lbs (preboiled in water with a pinch of salt till almost done and very little broth left)
Tomatoes chopped 1 and 1/2 lbs
Green chilles mild medium sized 4 to 6 slit in half and seeds removed
Two small onions thinly sliced
Garlic minced 1 Tablesp
Ginger minced 1 Tablesp
Ghee or butter 1/2 cup ( if u are health conscious go as little as u want )
Red chilli powder 1 teasp
Turmeric powder 1/4 teasp
Cilantro to garnish

Method:
Fry sliced onions in hot ghee or butter. Stir and when starting to get golden brown add ginger, garlic, salt. chilli powder, turmeric.
Add 1/3 cup water and fry a little.
Add boiled meat and broth if any left from boiling)
Fry 5 minutes,then add chopped tomatoes.
Cook covered for 20 minutes.
Add green chillies, cook another 5 minutes or till the consistency you like.
garnish with cilantro and serve with naan or roti.
Enjoy!

TIP: I like to pre boil my meat for these type of dishes so that I am not stuck with a stubborn piece o meat that won't cook in time for that can ruin the flavors of the other ingredients while having to cook too long.
If your meat is tender and cooks fast, u don't need to pre boil.

I leave you with one of my biggest culinary fear! when Chef Ramsay might say to me!

LOL good night Fellow Foodies!!