Bamiah (Breezy's Bites)

Ingredients:
600g topside beef, cut into large cubes
3 Tbsp coriander
2 tsp cumin (jintan putih)
1 tsp fennel (jintan manis)
12 dried chillies
1 tsp white peppercorns
4-5 cloves garlic
1 walnut sized piece of turmeric
1 walnut sized piece of ginger
salt to taste
5 Tbsp oil
2 cups water
1 Tbsp tomato paste
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 stick cinnamon 5 cm
3 cardamoms
3 cloves
4 Tbsp ghee
300g small ladies fingers, cut off top and bottom and slash halfway up from tail end up
300g small tomatoes, cut off top
green peas for garnishing

Method:

1. Dry fry then grind coriander, cumin, fennel, dried chillies and peppercorns finely.
2. Blend garlic, turmeric & ginger into fine paste & combine with meat, ground ingredients.  Add salt.
3. Heat oil, add onions, cinnamon, cardamoms & cloves. When onions are a little brown, add meat and fry until fragrant, then add water combined with tomato paste. Cover and simmer till meat is tender, stirring occasionally. 
4. Heat ghee, add ladies fingers and fry for about 8 minutes. When meat is tender and gravy is thick enough add ladies fingers together with tomatoes. 
5. Garnish with peas.

Bamiah

Ingredients:
600g sliced beef
300g lady's fingers
300g tomatoes
1 large onion, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
3 cardamoms
3 cloves
2 cups water
2 Tbsp tomato puree
4 Tbsp olive oil
salt to taste

Blended together:
- 3 Tbsp coriander
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp fennel seed
- 3 Tbsp dried chilli paste
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 cm ginger

Method:

1. Mix blended ingredients with the beef slices. 
2. Heat the oil & fry the onions, cinnamon stick, cardomoms & cloves until fragrant. 
3. Add the beef mixture until browned, then add the water & tomato puree. Simmer for 20 mins. 
4. Add the lady's fingers & tomatoes & continue simmering for 20 mins. 
5. Serve with pita bread.