Title: Khalia - georgian spicy beef stew
 Categories: Beef, Ethnic, Georgian, Maindish
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
  1 1/2 lb Beef chuck boneless cubed
           - 1/2"
      3 tb Olive oil
    3/4 c  Beef stock
      3 ea Onions chopped fine
      2 ts Tamarind concentrate
  2 1/2 tb Tomato paste
    1/2 ts Paprika Hungarian hot
    1/4 ts Fenugreek ground
    3/4 ts Coriander seeds crushed
      1 ts Tarragon dried
           Salt to taste
  1 1/2 ts Black pepper freshly ground
      3 ea Garlic cloves minced fine
      3 tb Cilantro leaves chopped
    1/4 c  Walnut pieces finely chopped
      1 tb Sugar or honey
 
  Heat the oil over med-high heat in a large cast iron skillet. Add the
  beef, onions, and garlic and cook while stirring for 12-15 minutes.
  Combine the hot beef stock, with the tomato paste & the tamarind
  concentrate in a bowl and alow to stand until all of the tamarinf
  concentrate is disolved, approx. 8-10 minutes. Add this mixture to
  the beef as well as all of the other ingredients, reduce heat to low,
  cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Be sure to stir occassionaly. Add
  stock as needed if the liquid reduces too much. Add the sugar and
  walnuts and simmer for 15 more minutes.