Beef & beetroot curry
This vibrant purple root adds a welcome dash of colour and some healthy nutrients to an Indian spice pot
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 30 mins
Cook 2 hrs 50 mins
- Put the beetroot in a large pan of water, bring to the boil and simmer until tender - check with a skewer; you may need to remove smaller ones first while the larger ones carry on cooking. Drain and cool, then put on rubber gloves to peel the skin and remaining stalks. Chop into large chunks and set aside two-thirds for later.
- Put the remaining one-third beetroot in a food processor or blender with the ginger, garlic, chilli, chopped coriander, cardamom pods, tomato paste, treacle, cumin, ground coriander, fennel seeds, cloves and 2 tsp ground black pepper. Whizz to a paste.
- Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Heat half the oil in a big flameproof casserole. Fry the beef chunks in batches until browned all over, removing to a dish as you go. Add the remaining oil, lower the heat, then tip in the onions and fry gently until softened, scraping up the beefy bits. Tip in the spice paste and fry for 5 mins until really fragrant. Return the beef and stock cubes with enough boiling water from a kettle to cover. Bring to a simmer, then put on the lid and bake for 2 hrs.
- Uncover and bake for a further 30 mins until the beef is really tender. Put back on the hob and stir in the garam masala and reserved beetroot to heat through. Season well with salt, scatter with coriander leaves and serve with naan, basmati rice and raita or yogurt, if you like.
PER SERVING
467 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 4g, sugar 16g, salt 1.4 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2013.
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Ingredients
- 750g raw beetroot , stalks trimmed to 1cm
- finger-length piece ginger , chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 whole red chilli , seeds and all
- small bunch coriander , ½ leaves reserved to serve, remaining leaves and stalks roughly chopped
- 6 cardamom pods
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp treacle
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1½kg British feather blade beef (or other stewing beef), cut into big chunks
- 2 onions , chopped
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 tsp garam masala
- naan bread , basmati rice and raita or natural yogurt, to serve
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 30 mins
Cook 2 hrs 50 mins
Ingredients
- 750g raw beetroot , stalks trimmed to 1cm
- finger-length piece ginger , chopped
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 whole red chilli , seeds and all
- small bunch coriander , ½ leaves reserved to serve, remaining leaves and stalks roughly chopped
- 6 cardamom pods
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp treacle
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1½kg British feather blade beef (or other stewing beef), cut into big chunks
- 2 onions , chopped
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 tsp garam masala
- naan bread , basmati rice and raita or natural yogurt, to serve
PER SERVING
467 kcalories, protein 51g, carbohydrate 19g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 4g, sugar 16g, salt 1.4 g
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