EASY Pasanday Recipe - Instant Pot & Stove Top
thin fillets of beef/mutton, with a finger looking good masala!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb beef or mutton pasanday
- 1/3 cup neutral cooking oil
- 4-6 black peppers
- 2-3 whole cloves
- 1 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 black cardamom (bari illaichi)
- 1 onion, diced
- 3/4 inch piece of ginger - grated (or 1 rounded tsp of ginger paste)
- 6 cloves crushed/minced garlic (or 1 rounded tsp garlic paste)
- 1/2-3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder (cayenne)
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 cup yogurt, whipped, room temperature
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in your Instant Pot on Saute, Normal heat.
- 2
When it shimmers add the cinnamon, cloves, whole black pepper, and cardamom, saute for 30 seconds and when aromatic add the onions
- 3
Saute the onions stirring occasionally until the edges turn golden brown
- 4
Then add your ginger and garlic, saute for a minute
- 5
Now add the meat followed by the spices (salt, chili powder, chili flakes, garam masala, coriander powder, turmeric)
- 6
Saute stirring frequently until all the meat changes color
- 7
Now add a cup and a half of hot water, stir and set the instant pot on manual for 8 minutes OR add 2 cups of hot water and simmer on low for 30.
- 8
Quick release when done and check for tenderness, if your meat isn't as soft as you would like you can simmer it for a little longer otherwise turn on the saute mode to dry up the masala. For stove top, do the same.
- 9
When the oil rises to the top then turn the Instant Pot or stove off and gradually add your yogurt
- 10
The yogurt will cook in the residual heat, stir gently to combine, taste, adjust seasoning and serve.