Coconut Beef Curry

A delicious simple, aromatic beef curry.

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This is a great recipe for a simple, aromatic beef curry that the time it takes to make it only improves the flavor.

While it is possible these days to buy ready-made curry pastes, there is something especially pleasing about making your own.

This beef curry is not difficult to make, but takes time…time that will be well spent.

More Curry Recipes To Try

• Delicious Chicken Curry Recipe with mango chutney, coconut and bananas.
• Change it up with delectable Fish Curry.
• And a hearty Beef Curry With Potatoes.

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Coconut Beef Curry

Judith Coates

A delicious simple, aromatic beef curry.

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Ingredients

• ▢ Vegetable oil
• ▢ Steak diced or sliced - use flat iron steak, or rib-eye, or even rump
• ▢ 1 medium onion diced
• ▢ Mushrooms chopped, or use button mushrooms - the quantity is up to you
• ▢ 2-3 garlic cloves finely chopped, or mashed
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ 1 whole chilli finely chopped, or 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground ginger or freshly grated ginger
• ▢ 3-4 whole cloves
• ▢ 3-4 green cardamom pods
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
• ▢ 14 oz can of chopped tomatoes
• ▢ 125 g natural yoghurt
• ▢ 125 g coconut milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• ▢ Salt and pepper
• ▢ 2 tablespoon mango chutney or 1 tablespoon sugar

Instructions

 

• Heat a lidded pan over a medium heat, add the oil, and fry the meat until browned on all sides. Then remove from pan and set aside.
• Add the onion and garlic to the pan and fry over low heat until soft. Turn the heat up a little and add all the spices and fry for 1 minute.
• Return the meat to the pan, add the tomatoes and bring to the boil.
• Take the pan off the heat, and stir in the coconut milk and vinegar, then season to taste. Add the chutney and mix in.
• Return the pan to the heat, bring to the boil and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, or until the meat is tender. After 40 minutes, add the chopped mushrooms.
• When ready, serve topped with a heaped spoonful of yogurt.

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