Meatcurry Recipes

BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• 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.

AUTHENTIC NADAN BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker.
• Add the sliced onions and tomato and allow to cook for a minute.
• Stir and saute well till softened, golden and reduced/thickened.
• Add the finely chopped shallots, garlic, ginger, and green chili.
• Sauté well till softened, cooked and reduced as well.
• At this point, add all the spices: coriander, chili powder turmeric, and garam masala. Stir and allow the spices to cook on a low flame. Add curry leaves. Stir till the spices are aromatic.
• Turn off the flame at this point to mix in the fresh coriander leaves and beef. Stir well, tossing to coat the beef well with this masala mixture.
• Also, add rock salt.
• Splash in just a little water to wash off your ladle and moisten the beef.
• Cover and pressure cook on high for the first 2 steam whistles.
• Proceed to turn down the heat to low and cook for another 6 steam whistles.
• Allow to cool, before opening.
• This curry tastes even better if you allow it to rest.

MEAT CURRY

Steps:

• Put oil in stockpot, and heat until almost smoking.
• Remove from heat and ADD sugar, return to heat.
• Let sugar caramelize until a golden brown color; ADD meat of choice and stir, browning all pieces.
• Add all onions and garlic; stir until onions are transparent.
• Lower heat, put lid onto pot; simmer a few moments making sure that nothing sticks to pot.
• Mix curry powder in 2 cups of water, and ADD to pot.
• Add WHOLE pepper. Simmer until meat is tender, topping up with water to ensure nothing sticks to pot and there is plenty of liquid.
• MAKE SURE NOT TO BURST WHOLE PEPPER.
• When meat is cooked, remove whole pepper and discard.
• ADD coconut cream/milk; stir to blend.
• Serve hot with hot cooked rice.

GROUND BEEF CURRY (BEEF KEEMA CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a pot over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, ginger and cook until soft.
• Add the spices and stir for a few seconds. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the tomatoes and stir. Pour the chicken stock and stir to combine. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes over med-low heat.
• Add the soy sauce and stir. Season more with salt and pepper if needed. Add the peas and simmer for 5 more minutes
• Lastly add the cilantro and serve with basmati rice or naan bread.

GROUND BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• In a medium-large skillet, add oil, onions, garlic, ginger, curry, paprika and chili pepper sauté, for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent any burns.
• Followed by tomatoes, continue cooking for about 3 minutes
• Add potatoes and minced meat, cayenne pepper, white pepper, mix until ingredients have been thoroughly combined
• Pour in water then , bring to a boil then simmer for about 15 minutes or more until potatoes are tender.
• Finally throw in peas, cook for another minute or two, add parsley, and adjust the seasoning, to taste. Remove from the heat and let it cool. You may prepare this a day in advance.

MINCED BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium hot pan.
• Brown onions. Throw a little dash of salt on the onions. Stops them burning.
• Put the garlic in the pan and cook for about 1 min.
• Move the onions and garlic to the side of the pan and brown the mince.
• If a lot of liquid comes off the mince pour it into a little bowl hang onto it for later.
• Once the mince is brown, turn up the heat and let it sit in the pan for about 4 mins until you get some searing on the meat. This is where the flavour is going to come from.
• Mix the liquid from the meat if not too fatty, stock cube and dashes of worcestershire sauce. Keep to one side.
• When mince is browner -- lower the heat to medium add the curry powder and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the stock liquid, make sure this is well mixed.
• Add the coconut milk. Mix well. Once simmering lower the heat and cook for about 20 minutes This gets better with time.
• If the curry is too strong use the leftover milk from the coconut milk tin to thin. Usually 400 ml in a tin.
• Serve with rice, put some veg with it or the carb police will be after me! :D.