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Marich Keemar Achaar (Stuffed Pepper with Ground Beef)

Serves four to five people.

Ingredients:
  • Jalapeno pepper - 8
  • Ground beef - 200 gm
  • Chopped onion - 4 tablespoons
  • Chopped garlic - 1 tablespoon
  • Ginger paste - 1 teaspoon
  • Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
  • Ground turmeric - ½ teaspoon
  • Panchforon (a mixture of fennel, mustard, fenugreek, cumin and black cumin) - ½ teaspoon
  • Fried cumin powder - ½ teaspoon
  • Tamarind - 6 tablespoons
  • Salt - as needed
  • Oil - 6 tablespoons
Preparation:
  • Cover and boil the beef with garlic paste, ginger paste and salt in 2 cups of water over low heat.
  • Dry the water completely.
  • Heat the oil in a pan.
  • Add panchforon and brown the onions.
  • Now mix in the ground beef and fry slightly until brown.
  • Once cool, mix with cumin powder and 3 tablespoons of tamarind, and keep aside.
  • Clean and clean the peppers. Keep the stems intact.
  • Split the peppers lengthwise in the middle and clean out the pulp with a knife.
  • Stuff each pepper with the ground beef mix and keep aside.
  • Heat the rest of the oil and brown the chopped garlic.
  • Add the remaining tamarind.
  • Drop the stuffed peppers gently into the pan. Keep over low heat and cover.
  • If needed, add a little bit of water.
  • Turn the peppers over after 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Serve hot once done.

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