Recipe - North: Moghul Beef Kheema Curry With Corn (Ma

Stephen Ceideburg
2 tablespoon Mild vegetable oil
One half teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Halfinch piece cinnamon
stick
4 Whole cloves
3 Green cardamom pods
1 cup Chopped onion
2 Garlic cloves, peeled,
crushed
1 Halfinch piece fresh
ginger, crushed
One fourth teaspoon Turmeric
1 pound Lean ground beef
1 cup Peeled, chopped tomato
One half teaspoon Ground cumin
One half teaspoon Ground coriander
One half teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Paprika
One half teaspoon Salt, or to taste
1 cup Water
1 cup Unflavored yogurt
8 Almonds, blanched, ground to
a paste with
2 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Garam masala, optional (see
note)
One half cup Fresh corn kernels *
3 tablespoon Chopped cilantro

* blanched 1 minute in boiling water(or frozen, thawed corn)

When casual and quick are your main requirements, try this onepot meal
from the royal kitchens. Don't be alarmed by the long list of ingredients,
all you do is combine and cook. Serve this hearty dish with toasted pita or
French bread and a green salad.

Heat oil in a heavy skillet over mediumhigh heat. Add cumin, cinnamon,
cloves and cardamom; stir until fragrant, about I minute. Add onion,
garlic, ginger and turmeric and cook, stirring, until onion is lightly
browned, about 4 minutes.

Add beef and cook, breaking up meat with a fork, until no longer pink,
about 4 minutes.

Add tomato, cumin, coriander, cayenne, paprika and salt; stir and cook for
2 minutes. Add water, yogurt and almond paste; bring to a boil, stirring
occasionally. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until mixture thickens and
flavors mellow, about 45 minutes. Skim off fat.

Stir in garam masala, corn and cilantro. Note: A spice blend available at
Indian grocery markets and some specialty food stores.

PER SERVING: 380 calories, 26 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 25 g fat (8 g
saturated), 78 mg cholesterol, 380 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.

Laxmi Hiremath writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 6/24/92.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini