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Authentic Madras Beef Curry
Recreate your favourite beef curry at home using beef chuck steak and classic Asian spices. This slow cooked curry is great with beef shin too.
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prep time
20 mins
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cook time
2 hours 30 minutes
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serves
6 people
Energy
216kcal
Fat
9.6g
Saturates
1.9g
Carbs
7.6g
Sugars
5.8g
Fibre
2.1g
Protein
26.8g
Salt
1g
Ingredients
- 675g chuck steak, cut into 2.5cm cubes
- 2 tablespoons rapeseed or sunflower oil
- 2 medium onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 x 2.5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped or grated
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons Garam Masala
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed or ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes or hot pepper sauce
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 400ml good, hot beef stock
- Natural yogurt, to garnish
- Small handful freshly chopped coriander leaves, to garnish
Method
Heat the oil in a large 1.2L heat/flameproof casserole dish with a lid and cook the onion, garlic, ginger and spices together for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the beef and cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly coloured. Add the remaining ingredients except the yogurt and coriander.
Bring to the boil, cover and cook for 2-2½ hours on the hob or in a preheated oven at 180°C/160°C Fan, Gas Mark 4 until the beef is tender, stirring occasionally. Season if required.
Garnish with the yogurt and coriander and serve the curry with rice, naan bread or poppadoms and a selection on chutneys.