Badam Diyea Mangsha (Beef in Rich Cashew Sauce)

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 pound potatoes peeled and cut into 2-in cubes
• 1 each bay leaves
• 1 each hot chili peppers whole dried
• 5 each cardamom pods whole
• 2 inch cinnamon sticks
• 2 each cloves, whole
• 2 cups onions finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons ginger peeled, minced fresh
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon green chili peppers seeded, chopped fresh (or to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 2 pounds beef, filet mignon **
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons yogurt, plain
• 1 tablespoon cashew nuts or almonds, ground in a blender to a coarse powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 x onions rings (garnish)

1. **OR boneless sirloin, boned T-Bone steak, New York Strip, or round steak, or lamb leg or shoulder steak, cut into 2x2x1inch cubes 1.
2. Heat 2tb oil in a pan over medium heat.
3. Fry the potatoes until they turn medium brown, 6 to 7 minutes.
4. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
5. (Omit this step for a lower-fat dish.)
6. 2.
7. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pan and heat over medium low heat.
8. Fry bay leaf, red chili, cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves for a few seconds.
9. Add onion and fry until richly browned but not burnt, 18 to 20 minutes, stirring constantly.
10. 3.
11. Stir in ginger, garlic, green chili, turmeric, cumin, and sugar.
12. Add meat and water.
13. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
14. Add the potatoes and simmer, covered, until both meat and potatoes are tender, about 30 more minutes.
15. Turn heat very low.
16. Blend in yogurt, nuts, and salt and remove from heat.
17. (Prolonged heating will curdle the sauce, detracting from its appearance and texture.)
18. Stir in garam masala.
19. Decorate with onion rings and cilantro.

vegetable oil, potatoes, bay leaves, hot chili peppers, cardamom pods, cinnamon, onions, ginger, garlic, green chili peppers, turmeric, cumin, sugar, beef, water, yogurt, nuts, salt, garam masala, onions

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/badam-diyea-mangsha-beef-rich-c-3786 (may not work)