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Beef Onion Sambal - Flavour-filled Srilankan Recipe
This flavour-filled spicy Srilankan sambal is made with beef, onions and tomatoes. Serve as a side to pair with rice, bread or any roti kinds. Easy to follow recipe try it yourself.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
- Oil for cooking and frying
- 225 g Beef diced & pan-fried
- 5-8 Curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1 tsp Garlic and ginger minced or paste
- 1 large-size Onion diced
- 1/2 cup Tomato diced
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Chilli flakes
- 1 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1-2 green chillies sliced
- 1/2 tsp salt or as needed
Instructions
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Note - The entire recipe is done on either medium-high or medium-low heat. If at any point, the ingredients look dry or burn on to the pan, you may add 1/2 tbsp of oil and also lower the heat but continue to cook and stir often.
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Start by dicing the meat into desired pieces first. Next, boil if needed to then on medium-high heat, fry the meat cubes lightly on a pan or a skillet using little oil as possible. Fry until the meat turns light brown.
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Once the meat is ready. Reduce the heat to medium/low then add both curry leaves and mustard seeds over the beef.
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Seconds later when the seeds start to splutter, add the ginger & garlic paste, diced onions, diced tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli flakes, black pepper powder, sliced green chillies and sprinkle salt as needed.
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Stir often and cook for about 8-10 minutes or until the onions turn softer.
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Taste test to see if you prefer more spice or salt on the sambal. Cook the onions longer if you like it well done but otherwise the sambal is ready to be served.
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Best served with ghee rice, toasts, in sandwiches, or with any kind of roti, especially coconut roti.