• 900g (2 lb) braising steak cut into bite-sized pieces
• A little plain flour
• 5 tablespoons (75ml) vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, finely sliced
• 4 green cardamom pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 whole clove of garlic
• Water
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) curry powder
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon (5ml) mustard powder
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• 5cm (2 inches) of grated ginger root
• 1 finely chopped green chilli
• 1 cup of garam masala gravy (mix 2 tablespoon of garam masala paste with a cup of water to make the gravy)
• 4 tablespoons (60ml) finely chopped fresh coriander
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) roughly chopped fresh coriander

Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat
Roll the beef in a little plain flour

Fry the beef in small batches at a time until it is brown
Put the beef, sliced onion, cardamom pods, bay leaves and whole garlic clove in a casserole dish, cover with water, put the casserole lid on and cook for 2 hours at 200C (390F)

Make a paste of the curry powder, mustard powder and chilli powder with a little water

Fry the chopped onion until translucent in the vegetable oil then add the crushed garlic, grated ginger and green chilli and stir fry on medium for a further 5 minutes

Add the curry powder, mustard powder and chilli powder paste and stir in and fry for a further 30 seconds

Add the cooked beef from the casserole to the pan

Add the garam masala gravy and simmer for 5 minutes or until the beef is hot again, stirring occasionally

If needed, add some juice from the casserole to prevent the curry becoming too thick or dry

Now add the finely chopped fresh coriander and cook for a further minute

Serve on rice and garnish with with the roughly chopped fresh coriander

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1101 views