Shirley beef

 1kg meat. 3 onion, 1 tsp. Jeera pwd, 1tsp chillie pwd, 1tsp gram masala,  1tbsp ginger and garlic paste, 4 cloves, 4 cardamom,  2" cinnamon stick, 3 bay leave, 3 tomatoes,1/2 bunch of corriander leaves,  few mint leave, and 1/2 cup curd. 3 tbsp cooking oil. Potato optional. Salt to taste.    Method:  First slice onions fine and fry to golden crispy brown  and keep it aside. Now marinate meat with all powder masala, oil,  curd,  tomoatoes, corandier leaves, mint leaves (cut fine) ginger garlic paste, and  crushthe fried onion, salt to taste.  Keep to marinate for 3 - 4 hrs. (Overnight better).  If adding potatoes cut it add little tumeric pwd and little salt fry it till it get a slight coat.(like a thin skin - then the potatoes dont get overcooked or smashed in the gravy.).      Now the next morning put 2 - 3 tbsp cooking oil then add the whole garam masala,  then add the maranated meat, 1/2 cup water and cook on  slow flame. When half done add potatoes.   (If cooking in pressure cooker then - beef for 15 minutes open add potatoes for one whistle. Then open and cook till the gravy thickens.)  Gravy is ready. Garnish with crispy fried onion and corriander leave. Serve hot.