Karahi Gosht
FoodieChief's famous Karahi Gosht. This unique dish was developed and first served during the 90's in FoodieChief's restaurant, The Bombay Palace, Batley. West Yorkshire.Meaty, rich, indulgent and subtly spiced. A true feast for your mouth!
Ingredients
Karahi spice masala
- 2 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp black peppercorns
- 3 dried Kashmiri chillies
Cooking the meat
- 1 kg boneless lamb or beef (cut into 1cm cubes)
- 3 medium onions, sliced
- 1½ tsp ginger, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp cumin seed
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp kasuri methi (crushed with the palms of your hands)
- 1 tsp turmeric
Karahi Gosht Base
- 4 vine tomatoes (use ripe tomatoes)
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1½ tsp ginger
- 1 tsp kasuri methi (crushed with the palm of your hands)
- 2 tsp Karahi spice masala (See full recipe below)
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp tomato puree
- salt, to taste
- 1 tbsp yogurt
Garnish
- bullet chillies, sliced
- coriander leaves
Instructions
Karahi spice masala
- Dry roast whole coriander seeds, whole cumin, black peppercorns and Kashmiri dried chillies on a low heat.
- Allow to cool in a separate bowl.
- Then blitz all of this in a grinder to make a powder.
Cooking the meat
- Dry roast the cumin seeds and add oil.
- Once the oil has heated add the sliced onions.
- Followed by the kasuri methi.
- Whilst the onions are frying, score (lightly cut a small x shape through the skin of the base of the tomato) and blanch 4 ripe vine tomatoes by placing them in boiling water for 30 seconds.
- Cut the meat into small 1cm cubes.
- Once the onions become slightly brown, then saute 1½ tsp diced ginger and 3 cloves of diced garlic.
- Saute until the garlic and ginger become fragrant, then add the cubed meat.
- Add turmeric and salt to taste.
- Cook the meat, covered on high heat for the first 10 minutes then turn down to low.
- Skin the blanched tomatoes and let them cool then blitz them in a blender or food processor.
- Cook the meat until the water has evaporated and oil has separated.
Making the Karahi Base
- Add oil into another karahi (saucepan) and saute 1½ tsp diced ginger and 3 cloves of diced garlic on medium heat.
- Add ½ tsp kasuri methi and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the freshly ground karahi masala.
- Saute on low heat to bloom the dry spices.
- Add the chilli powder and saute for 30 seconds.
- Followed by the blitzed tomatoes and tomato puree.
- Reduce down for a few minutes on low heat.
- Add salt to taste.
- Followed by adding the cooked meat into this pot.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Reduce down on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add yogurt and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add ½tsp kasuri methi.
- Followed by chopped coriander leaves and sliced bullet chillies.
- Serve with hot chapatis or naan.
- Chalo kawa!
Questions
- Did you add water to the beef?
- Any substitutes for Kashmiri chillies?
- Can you pressure cook the meat?
- Where can we get the karahi spice masala from?
- What do i do, if i dont have a spice grinder?
- Can I use bird-eye chillies instead of bullet chillies?
- Are cooking times different for lamb?
This recipe was amazing Mashallah. It will definitely be my go to recipe from now
Thanks for the support. FoodieChief’s recipes are always spectacular.
My go to Karahi recipe. This recipe never fails me 10/10 every single time!
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THIS RECIPE OVER ANY KARAHI GOSHT RECIPE ON THE INTERNET.
Alhamdolillah, I’m glad you enjoyed the Karhi gosht recipe. Its one of our faviourte recipes, thanks for the feedback and support
The best karhai gosht recipe. A family favourite.
Its totally epic! Foodiechief is a genius!
This is such an amazing recipe, I have made it a few times now! My family love the dish!
Aww, thanks for the feedback.
Assalamoalaykum.
First of all, JazakAllah for the website. May Allah reward you for all the hard work you have put into it to make our lives easier.
Just wanted to point out , the recipe on top says 2 TSP. whole coriander and 1 TSP. whole cumin, and then the first video says 2 TBS coriander seeds and 1 TBS cumin seeds. Which one is correct?
Jzk for the comment!
The recipe has been updated.
You should join my proof reading team!
Always a success and one of our favourite recipes. You cannot go wrong with the easy step by step instructions.
JazakAllah Khairan
Amazing recipe and tasted delightful. Loved all the step by step instructions with little videos. Thank you for always sharing
Thanks for the feedback and support Ayisha
Alhamdolillah, I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for the feedback and support
Woiiii the smells emanating out of my kitchen right now are blissful
I’m glad you enjoyed Foodiechief’s epic Karahi Gosht
This a great recipe! It tasted amazing! Step by step instructions were easy to follow. This Karahi had a real depth to it. This will be my go to Karahi dish for a special occasion.
Thanks for the awesome feedback. Its one of our favourite recipes too
Great Recipe and very simple to follow. Now a family favourite for lamb or beef.
Keep up the great work !!
Thanks for the feedback. It’s an amazing recipe.
What a great and tasteful recipe, thank you for sharing and making this recipe so easy to follow, definitely fool proof.
Thanks for the feedback!