Braising steak curry
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Makes 2
Ingredients
- - 125ml/4fl oz ghee or vegetable oil
- - 400g/14oz beef braising steak, diced into 3cm chunks
- - 1 medium onion, diced
- - 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- - 1 tsp ground cumin
- - 1 tsp ground coriander
- - 1 tsp ground turmeric
- - 1 tsp ground black pepper
- - 1 tsp chilli powder
- - ½ tsp ground ginger
- - 3 cloves
- - 3 cardamom pods
- - ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- - ½ x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- - 1 tbsp vinegar
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground fenugreek
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
Basmati rice
- - 125ml/4fl oz ghee or vegetable oil
- - 400g/14oz beef braising steak, diced into 3cm chunks
- - 1 medium onion, diced
- - 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- - 1 tsp ground cumin
- - 1 tsp ground coriander
- - 1 tsp ground turmeric
- - 1 tsp ground black pepper
- - 1 tsp chilli powder
- - ½ tsp ground ginger
- - 3 cloves
- - 3 cardamom pods
- - ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- - ½ x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- - 1 tbsp vinegar
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground fenugreek
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 cup of basmati rice
- 2 spring onions
- 1 green chilli (de-seeded)
- 1 glove of garlic
- 1 tbs of olive oil
Method
- STEP 11. Heat a lidded frying pan over a medium heat and add the ghee or oil. Fry the meat until lightly browned on all sides, then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, cover and set aside.
- STEP 22. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and fry over a low heat until soft. Turn the heat up slightly, add the spices and fry for 1 minute, they should start to smell aromatic, without burning.
- STEP 33. Return the beef to the pan, add the tomatoes and bring to the boil. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the coconut milk and vinegar, then season to taste with the salt and the sugar.
- STEP 44. Return the pan to the heat, bring back to the boil and simmer, covered, for 1½ hours, or until the meat is tender.
- STEP 5Top recipe tip The curry could alternately be cooked in the oven from the end of step 3 onwards: simply preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5, then pour the contents of the pan into a lidded ovenproof dish and cook for 2 hours with the lid on, until the meat is tender.
- STEP 6Cook the basmati rice
- STEP 7Heat 2 tbs olive oil in a pan and gently fry the green chilli, chopped garlic and spring onion
- STEP 8Mix the cooked basmati rice with the chilli, garlic and spring onions
