Gosht ka Khaliya

This is also a recipe I learned from a relative just before I got married. I'm not sure if it's just a South Indian thing or what, but my aunts make it and I love it.

Ingredients:

1 lb beef, lamb, or goat cubes
2 medium onions, chopped in small bits
2-3 medium tomatoes, also small cubes
1 bunch of finely chopped hara dhanya/cilantro
4-5 cloves garlic, crushed
handful of curry leaves
4 whole green chillies, slit down the center
salt to taste
1/3 tsp red mirchi powder
1 tsp zeera/cumin powder
1 tsp dhanya/coriander powder
1 tsp methi/fenugreek powder or seeds ((if you have))
1 tbsp imli/tamarind soaked ((more or less to your preference))
2 spoons tomato paste
1 green mango/kachcha aam in large chunks ((optional))

In a large pot/dutch oven, add the onion, tomato, cilantro, curry leaves, garlic, green chillies, and salt and give a good mix. ((my aunt mixes and smushes with her hands)) Add oil and set over medium heat. Add the red chili powder, cumin, coriander, and fenugreek powders and cook for 7-10 minutes, covered. Add the meat and cook for 5 minutes. Add 1-2 cups of hot water, cover and cook until the meat is tender.

Add the soaked imli juice, tomato paste, and the green mango chunks, cover and cook over low heat for about 10-15 minutes until the mango is soft.