Beef with Green Zucchini

Here is another very interesting recipe from my kitchen. This recipe goes well with rice as well as Chapati (Indian baked bread).

The cooking time is 45 minutes. This recipe can be used with several other seasonal vegetables like turnip, eggplant, potatoes, gourd, or green vegetables. I prefer zucchini (courgettes) as it is readily available throughout the year and is easy to digest. In this amazing recipe, the zucchini goes well with goat meat. In a hot climate, green vegetable dishes can help beat the summer heat and are ideal to keep the body cool. 

I used this recipe quite often and substitute beef with goat meat, chicken, or lamb for change. This cooking style is ideal if you like a little bit of sauce (gravy) in your food. 

Ingredients for Beef and zucchini/courgette Recipe

1. 750 gram of beef diced without bones

2. Spices: Ginger, Garlic, Tomatoes, Coriander Powder, Red Chilli Pepper, Salt, Tumeric, Cumin.

3. Green Zucchini skin removed and diced

Steps to Prepare this Beef and Zucchini Recipe

1. Heat oil in a pot and add half a spoon full of cumin seeds
2. After a minute add onion and cook till the onion become tender.
3. Once the onion becomes soft, add ginger garlic paste and cook for a minute
4. Add Tomato Paste and Cook till the oil starts floating to the top
5. Add Beef and cook for 15 minutes. Do not add water in the beginning.
6. Once the beef starts sticking to the bottom of the pan add water and let it cook on low heat for 30 minutes
7. Peel the skin off from green zucchini and dice it. Place the vegetables in a pot of oil.
8. Once the water starts drying add the vegetable to the mix and let it cook on low heat for 20 minutes. 
9. Once the vegetable loses the texture and blends in with the sauce remove the pot from the heat.
10. Garnish with Cilantro.