Beef madras

Name: Beef madras
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 lb or 1kg braising steak cubed; 2 tbsp tomato paste/purée; 1 cup beef stock; 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 1 large onion chopped; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp chilli flakes or fresh Bird's eye chillies (add more for a hotter curry); 2 tbsp ground coriander; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 heaped tsp turmeric; 2 tsp grated or pulped ginger; 2 garlic cloves crushed

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Serves 4

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Total time: 1 hr

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"A genuine spicy beef madras curry from a Sri Lankan friend. hot, tasty and delicious with boiled rice, naan breads and chutneys."

Ingredients

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2 lb or 1kg braising steak

cubed
2 tbsp tomato paste/purée
1 cup beef stock
2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1 large onion

chopped

Curry paste ingredients

½ tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp chilli flakes or fresh Bird's eye chillies

(add more for a hotter curry)
2 tbsp ground coriander
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 heaped tsp turmeric
2 tsp grated or pulped ginger
2 garlic cloves

crushed

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Method

step 1

Heat oil on medium temp in large heavy bottomed pan. Fry onion till golden for 3/4 mins.
step 2

Then set aside and fry beef on high heat, once meat is browned set aside with onions.
step 3

Mix all paste ingredients together in pan and fry on a medium heat for 1 minute. Then add the beef to the pan and coat.
step 4

Add tomato puree/paste and beef stock and bring to boil for 2 mins.
step 5

Cover and cook for 1 hour on low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove lid for for last 8 mins of cook time to thicken sauce.
step 6

Serve with boiled rice and plain yoghurt.

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