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Curry Stir Fry Minced meat and potatoes - Ground meat and potato fry

Mes lectures connaissent mon amour pour l’état indien du Kerala. I bought the book, The Kerala Kitchen - Recipes and Recollections From The Syrian Christians of South Indian , some time ago and I loved it. This community, Syrian Christians, was founded by the Apostle, St Thomas, arrived in India in the year 52 (yes, yes, Christianity reached India before it spread to Europe!). This book traces the ways and customs and the history of this group through their cuisine.

Here is a recipe I adapted from this book.

Sauté ground meat and potatoes

For 4

2 tbsp oil

2 potatoes, peeled and cut into 3cm

1 double onion, minced

3 cm ginger and 2 cloves garlic, chopped together

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 tbsp coriander powder

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

½ teaspoon each: pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom

500g minced meat

500ml water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp coriander leaves

Method:

Heat oil.

Add the potatoes, fry and remove when golden brown on all sides.

Add onion, garlic and ginger for two minutes.

Add tomatoes and fry again for two minutes.

Add spices and saute until the oil separates.

Add meat and water and bring to the boil.

Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes until all liquid evaporates.

Remove from heat and add lemon juice and cilantro.

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My readers know of my love for the Indian state of Kerala. I bought the book The Kerala Kitchen – Recipes and Recollections from the Syrian Christians of South Indian some time back and I loved it! This community, the Syrian Christians, was founded by the apostle St Thomas, who arrived in Indian in 52 AD (yes, yes, Christianity arrived in India before it’s propagation in Europe!!). This book retraces the customs, rituals and history of this group through their cuisine.

Here is a recipe that I adapted from this book.

Ground meat and potato fry

For 4

2 tbsp oil

2 potatoes, cut in 3cm pieces

1 large onion, chopped

3cm ginger & 2 cloves garlic, minced together

2 tomatoes, chopped

1 tbsp ground coriander

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric

½ tsp each ground pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom

500g minced meat

2 cups water

1 tsp salt

1 tsp lime juice

1 tbsp coriander leaves

Method:

Heat oil.

Add potatoes, fry and remove when golden.

Add in and, fry together onion, garlic and ginger for two minutes.

Add the tomatoes and fry for two more minutes.

Put in the spices and fry till oil separates.

Add meat and water and bring to a boil.

Put in the potatoes and cook covered for 10 minutes till meat is dry.

Remove from fire, add lime juice and coriander leaves.

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