Beef embul
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 450 | grams | Beef |
| 25 | grams | Tamarind |
| 75 | millilitres | Water |
| ½ | teaspoon | Chilli powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | White pepper |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Turmeric |
| 2 | Cm cinnamon stick | |
| 2 | Cm lemon grass | |
Directions
Wash and cut beef into 2 cm cubes. Mix tamarind with water and remove seeds. Place tamarind water in a pan, add chilli powder, pepper powder, salt, turmeric, cinnamon stick and lemon grass and mix well.
Add beef cubes and simmer over a medium heat until the meat is tender and the gravy has thickened. Remove the cinnamon stick before serving. From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0