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Beef Curry Recipe
Description
This quick recipe makes a simple and quick beef curry. It is one of my favourite beef curry dish that I order in Indian Restaurant. As with most curry dishes, this particular beef curry goes well with naan bread and steamed rice.
Ingredients
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Serves
4
900g (2 lb) braising steak cut into bite-sized pieces
A little plain flour
5 tablespoons (75ml) vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely sliced
4 green cardamom pods
2 bay leaves
1 whole clove of garlic
Water
2 teaspoons (10ml) curry powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) chilli powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) mustard powder
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 cloves crushed garlic
5cm (2 inches) of grated ginger root
1 finely chopped green chilli
1 cup of garam masala gravy (mix 2 tablespoon of garam masala paste with a cup of water to make the gravy)
4 tablespoons (60ml) finely chopped fresh coriander
1 tablespoon (15ml) roughly chopped fresh coriander
A little plain flour
5 tablespoons (75ml) vegetable oil
1 medium onion, finely sliced
4 green cardamom pods
2 bay leaves
1 whole clove of garlic
Water
2 teaspoons (10ml) curry powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) chilli powder
1 teaspoon (5ml) mustard powder
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 cloves crushed garlic
5cm (2 inches) of grated ginger root
1 finely chopped green chilli
1 cup of garam masala gravy (mix 2 tablespoon of garam masala paste with a cup of water to make the gravy)
4 tablespoons (60ml) finely chopped fresh coriander
1 tablespoon (15ml) roughly chopped fresh coriander
Methods/steps
- Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat
- Roll the beef in a little plain flour
- Fry the beef in small batches at a time until it is brown
- Put the beef, sliced onion, cardamom pods, bay leaves and whole garlic clove in a casserole dish, cover with water, put the casserole lid on and cook for 2 hours at 200C (390F)
- Make a paste of the curry powder, mustard powder and chilli powder with a little water
- Fry the chopped onion until translucent in the vegetable oil then add the crushed garlic, grated ginger and green chilli and stir fry on medium for a further 5 minutes
- Add the curry powder, mustard powder and chilli powder paste and stir in and fry for a further 30 seconds
- Add the cooked beef from the casserole to the pan
- Add the garam masala gravy and simmer for 5 minutes or until the beef is hot again, stirring occasionally
- If needed, add some juice from the casserole to prevent the curry becoming too thick or dry
- Now add the finely chopped fresh coriander and cook for a further minute
- Serve on rice and garnish with with the roughly chopped fresh coriander
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