Taraloo Gose Ana Vatana (Fried Meat with Green Peas or Beans)

Ingredients

• one pound of meat
• one pound and a quarter of ghee
• one pound and a quarter of onions
• one teaspoonful of ground green ginger
• two handfuls of coriander leaves
• one teaspoonful of turmeric
• half a teaspoonful of garlic
• three green chillies
• three quarters of a teaspoonful of salt
• half a saltspoonful of red pepper
• one pound of shelled green peas
• a quarter pound of water

Method

1. 1

   Cut onions into thin slices and fry in ghee with ginger and garlic until light brown.

2. 2

   Add meat cut into inch squares and fry until browned.

3. 3

   Pour in water and a quarter teaspoon of salt, then stew slowly for an hour and a half.

4. 4

   Half an hour before cooking is done, add green peas, sliced onions, chillies, turmeric, pepper, and remaining salt.

5. 5

   Serve with bread.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Banquets of the nations (1911) by Robert H. Christie, page 139. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Taraloo Gose Ana Vatana. (Fried Meat with Green Peas or Beans.) Take one pound of meat, one pound and a quarter of ghee, one pound and a quarter of onions, one teaspoonful of ground green ginger, two handfuls of coriander leaves (two teaspoonfuls of ground coriander seeds will do instead), one teaspoonful of turmeric, half a teaspoonful of garlic, three green chillies, three quarters of a tea- spoonful of salt, half a saltspoonful of red pepper, one pound of shelled green peas, and a quarter pound of water

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