Preparation:
1. Blend coconut in a electric blender and set aside.
2. Toast the ginger, garlic and with whole spices in a heavy frying pan. Use no oil. Blend in the blender and set aside.
3. Saute onion in 1/3 cup oil until light brown.
4. Blend the onions in the blender. Add the spices from step 2, coconut and 1/2 cup water and blend to a fine paste.
5. In the same pan in which the onions were fried, add meat and turmeric and cook for about 10 minutes.
6. Add the blended mixture from step 4 and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat until meat is tender (about 1 hour depending on the cut of meat). |
