Azra Syed’s Recipe for Braised Meat with Whole Spices (Kharay Masalay Bhuna Gosht)

Learn how to make this flavorful braised meat recipe from an expert grandma herself.

By SOCH Outreach Foundation

Top shot of carrot achar, stuffed bitter gourds, braised meat with whole spices and naan bread (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Kharay Masalay ka Bhuna Gosht

Grandmother Azra Syed brings another special Pakistani recipe, which may require a little more time to cook, but the taste is definitely worth the wait!

Whole spices and other ingredients of this recipe are braised and slow-cooked with the meat, then merged together with the help of moistening agents like yogurt, so that a thick masala sauce is achieved at the end.

Ingredients for the stuffed Bitter Gourd (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Ingredients

1 kg / 2 pounds mutton, beef or chicken
1 sliced onion
1/2 cup whipped yogurt
2 tbsp ginger puree
2 tbsp garlic puree
5-6 peppercorns
3-4 black cardamom
3-4 green cardamom
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 cup fried onions
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Oil being added to a cooking pan (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Step 1

Oil is first poured into a pan.

Bitter Gourd in the making: Sliced onions being added to a cooking vessel (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Step 2

Once the oil is heated, sliced onions are added.

Cubes of chopped beef are introduced to a cooking vessel (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Step 3

As the onions brown, the meat is added next.

Step 4: Add the ginger & garlic puree, a teaspoon of coarsely ground red chilies, whole peppercorns, green cardamom and cinnamon sticks.

Garlic and Ginger Pastes are added to the sauteing meat, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Crushed chilli flakes and garlic paste in a cooking vessel containing meat and onions, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Black pepper, cinnamon and green cardamoms and bay leaves, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

A stick of cinnamon is added to a pan containing meat, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

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Step 5: Add bay leaves, cilantro powder and salt.

Black pepper, cinnamon and green cardamoms and bay leaves are added to a pan containing meat, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Salt is added to a cooking pan containing meat, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

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Step 6: Mix thoroughly and add extra fried onions halfway through the cooking process.

Pieces of meat being sauteed in a pan with onions, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Prepared brown onions are added to the pan, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Meat is slowly cooked with spices and yogurt in a cooking vessel, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

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Whipped yogurt is added to the mixture in the cooking vessel (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Along with whipped yogurt.

Braised cubes of meat being slow cooked in a pan (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Step 7

Cook the mixture down for approximately 20 mins, till the onions lose their shape.

White vinegar is added to the grated carrot mixture (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

Step 8

Add water periodically to ensure that the ingredients do not burn while simmering.

Step 9: Add freshly chopped cilantro leaves and whole green chilies at the end of the cooking process.

Close Up of chopped coriander, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Green chillies being readied to put in a cooking pan with braised meat, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

Braised cubes of meat being slow cooked in a pan with green chillies & coriander, 2020, From the collection of: SOCH Outreach Foundation

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Slow braised meat with whole spices (2020)SOCH Outreach Foundation

The dish is ready to be served.

Credits: Story

Produced by SOC Films
Project Director: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Producers: Syed Ayub , Sameer Khan
Project Manager: Huma Shah
Director of Photography: Murtaza Ali
Photography: Karim Baig , Murtaza Ali
Photography Editor: Karim Baig
Additional Video & Photography: Khurram Victor
Exhibits Writer: Nazia Latif , Sameer Khan
Exhibits : Syed Ayub , Sameer Khan
Art Direction : Rahat Niazi
Associate Producer : Asad Pabani
Video Editors: Nina Zehri, Farhad Jamali
Color Grade: Sourath Behan
Additional Video Editing: Mishal Adhami
Sound Design: Sameer Khan

Credits: All media

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