1 small red or yellow onion, peeled and cut into 4 pieces 1 2 - inch piece ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped 5 cloves garlic, peeled and trimmed 1 medium tomato, quartered 2 - 3 green Thai, serrano, or cayenne chile peppers, stem removed and chopped in half 1/2 cup plain, unsweetened soy yogurt (make sure it's not sweetened) 1 heaping
teaspoon coarse sea salt 2
teaspoons garam masala 1
teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi), lightly crushed to release flavor 1
teaspoon red chile powder 2 tablespoons oil (I use grapeseed) 1/2
teaspoon asafoetida (hing - optional) 1
teaspoon cumin seeds 1
teaspoon turmeric powder 1 2 - inch cinnamon stick 2 green cardamom pods (
slightly crushed) 2 whole cloves 1/2 cup water 14 oz.
3 pounds ground beef or venison 1/2 — 1 pound ground beef heart 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 - 4 pinches crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon salt (or
slightly less) 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika 1
teaspoon black pepper 3 tablespoons chili powder 1 tablespoon
cumin, powder or
seed 2 1/2 cups home - made beef stock or water