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Simple Beef Curry Recipe
Simple Beef Curry Recipe, a wonderfully fragrant dish that is hearty and filling. The beef simply melts in the mouth, while the sauce has a lovely mild Indian flavour. A big favourite for dinner, this easy beef curry is better than any take away.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 1059 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 600 g cubed beef ( 1 ½ pounds of beef)
- 1 large onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 cm fresh ginger
- 3 large tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 5 cups beef stock (broth)
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- fresh parsley or coriander to garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pan, heat up the oil, add the cubed beef, season with salt and pepper, and brown.
- Remove it from the pan, and set aside.
- In the same pan, add the peeled and chopped onion, and frying on a low to medium heat until golden.
- Add the garlic, ginger and all the spices, and give it a good stir.
- Leave to cook for about 30 seconds or so for the flavours to be released.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, and leave to cook until slightly mushy.
- Add the cubed beef and half of the stock, and turn the heat to medium.
- Place a lid on the pan and leave it to cook until the beef is tender, adding the rest of the stock as needed.
- Once the beef is tender, and the sauce is reduced, add the yogurt (make sure the yogurt is at room temperature so it doesn't curdle), and leave to cook for a further 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from the heat, and garnish with fresh parsley.
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Notes
- If you want to cook the curry in a slow cooker, follow the exact same steps on the stove top, and before the stock needs adding, transfer everything to the slow cooker, add only 2 cups of beef broth, and leave to cook for at least 8 hours on slow or 4 on high. In the slow cooker we don't need that much beef broth, since the steam does not escape.
- If the sauce is still a bit watery, leave to cook for longer, and add some corn starch to it. But the cream usually thickens the sauce anyway, just see how it looks once the meat is cooked.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1059kcal
(53%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
67g
(134%)
Fat
74g
(114%)
Saturated Fat
32g
(160%)
Cholesterol
233mg
(78%)
Sodium
1434mg
(60%)
Potassium
2607mg
(74%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
2160IU
(43%)
Vitamin C
36.5mg
(41%)
Calcium
173mg
(17%)
Iron
9.6mg
(53%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1059
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1059kcal | 53% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 67g | 134% |
| Fat | 74g | 114% |
| Saturated Fat | 32g | 160% |
| Cholesterol | 233mg | 78% |
| Sodium | 1434mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 2607mg | 55% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 2160IU | 43% |
| Vitamin C | 36.5mg | 41% |
| Calcium | 173mg | 17% |
| Iron | 9.6mg | 53% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.