Beef curry

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 2 hours 50 minutes

Ingredients

2 tbsp oil

500g diced braising steak

1 tbsp butter

1 large onion chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

1 thumb sized piece of ginger finely grated

¼ tsp hot chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric

2 tsp ground coriander

3 cardamom pods crushed

400g can chopped tomatoes

300ml beef stock

1 tsp sugar

2 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp double cream (optional)

½ small bunch coriander roughly chopped

naan bread or rice, to serve

Directions

Heat one tbsp of the oil in a casserole pot over a medium-high heat. Season the beef and fry in the pot for 5-8 mins, turning with a pair of tongs half way until evenly browned. Set aside on a plate.

Heat the remaining oil and butter in the pan and add the onions. Fry gently for 15 mins or until golden brown and caramelised. Add the garlic, ginger, chilli, turmeric, ground coriander and cardamom and fry for two mins. Tip in the tomatoes, stock and sugar and bring to the simmer.

Add the beef, put a lid on top of the curry and cook over a low heat for 1 ½ – 2 hrs or until the meat is tender and falling apart. Remove the lid for the last 20 minutes of cooking.

Stir through the garam masala and cream (if using) and season to taste. Scatter over the coriander and serve with naan breads or rice.

Nutrition

• Calories: 337
• Total Fat: 19 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Sodium: 0.31 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 11 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 8 g
• Protein: 29 g