Beef and spinach curry recipe

Beef and Spinach Curry recipe

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Ingredients

3 tbsp	vegetable ghee
1 large	onion, thinly sliced
3 clove(s)	garlic, crushed
2	green chilies, seeded and sliced
2	whole cloves
1 tsp	garam masala
1 tsp	ground coriander
1 tsp	turmeric
1 tsp	chili powder
½ tsp	ground cumin
500 g	stewing steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tsp	salt
560 ml	beef stock, you may use instant stock cubes
200 g	tomatoes, roughly chopped
140 ml	coconut milk
200 g	fresh spinach
1 tsp	lemon juice

Instructions

Heat the ghee in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add onions, garlic and chilies and fry over low heat for 5 minutes. Add cloves, garam masala, coriander, turmeric, chili powder and cumin and fry for 2 minutes, stirring. Add beef and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until beef is sealed. Pour in stock, cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour 50 minutes.

Remove lid and cook for 10 minutes uncovered, stirring frequently, until the sauce is thick. Remove cloves. Add tomatoes, coconut milk and spinach and stir well. Cover the pan and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and cook uncovered for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened.

Serve with boiled rice.

About this recipe:
This is a mild-medium curry, that improves overnight or after freezing. Leave in chili seeds to spice it up a little.

Preparation time:
ca. 10 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 2 hrs 40 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a