Gorur Kala Bhuna
Chattogram's famous black beef — cooked slowly with whole spices until the meat is dark, dry and deeply caramelised.
Prep
20 min
Cook
120 min
Total
140 min
Serves
6
Per serving
632 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Mix the beef chuck with the ginger paste, garlic paste, chilli powder, ground turmeric, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
Step 2: Heat the mustard oil until it just smokes, then fry the cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, cloves and onion until brown.
Step 3: Add the beef and sear until the moisture evaporates.
Step 4: Add the water, cover and simmer until the beef is tender.
Step 5: Uncover and keep frying, stirring often, until the sauce clings and the beef turns very dark; finish with the black pepper.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 6 servings.
- 1 ¼ kgBeef chuck — cut into 4 cm pieces
- 6 tbspMustard oil
- 4 wholeOnion — sliced
- 1 tbspGinger paste
- 1 tbspGarlic paste
- 2 tspChilli powder
- 1 tspGround turmeric
- 2 tspCoriander powder
- 2 tspCumin powder
- 6 wholeCardamom pods
- 2 wholeCinnamon stick
- 6 wholeCloves
- 1 tspBlack pepper — coarsely ground
- 2 tspSalt
- 500 mlWater
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 632 kcal
- Protein
- 40.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 15 g
- Fat
- 46.1 g
- Saturated fat
- 14.1 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 4.5 g
- Sodium
- 774 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.