Oxtail curry

INGREDIENTS

1kg beef oxtail 250g tomato 150g onion 1 tbs garlic paste ½ tbs ginger paste 3 tbs curry powder Few curry leaves

½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp turmeric powder Water – as preferred Salt – as preferred Cooking oil – as preferred

METHOD

Wash oxtail thoroughly. Add garlic paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, and salt. Mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.

Slice the tomatoes and onions. Prepare curry leaves, mustard seeds, curry powder, cooking oil, and water.

Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, and let them splutter. Add onion and curry leaves. Sauté them till onion turns golden.

Add tomatoes and sauté them under a high flame until tomatoes turn soft and juicy. For me, it takes about six minutes. Add the marinated beef oxtail and mix well.

Cook covered under the high flame until all the liquid evaporates. Halfway through take off the lid and give a stir to avoid burning.

Take off the lid and cook uncovered under medium flame until beef oxtail get a bit fried. Stir occasionally to avoid burning. For me, it takes about five minutes.

Add curry powder and water. Give a good mix. Cook covered under a high flame for two minutes.