DING DING (SAVOURY SUNDRIED MEAT CRISPIES)

DING DING (SAVOURY SUNDRIED MEAT CRISPIES)
An Anglo-Indian Favourite  in the olden days. A Back Up Dish for those days when fresh meat was not available. A delightful accompaniment to Pepper Water and Rice or Dol and Rice 

Serves 6   Preparation Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 kg beef from the shank end of the leg (cut into very thin slices)

3 or 4 teaspoons pepper powder

2 teaspoons chillie powder

3 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

½ cup vinegar

Wash the meat and marinate with the pepper powder, salt, chillie powder, vinegar and turmeric powder for 2 or 3 hours.  String the pieces of meat on a string and hang to dry.  (Alternately the marinated meat could be placed on a flat plate and kept in the sunlight to dry). The pieces should be dried thoroughly.  Store in an  airtight container and use whenever required at a later date.

To use at a later date, soak the dried meat pieces in cold water for a couple of hours.  Beat each piece with a rolling pin and then shallow fry with a little oil. 

This goes well with rice and pepper water.