Goan Beef Curry

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs beef, in 1-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed
• 4 dried red chilies
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 5 green cardamoms, seeds only
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 inch piece fresh ginger, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 pint warm water

Recipe

• 1 in a dry blender mix together the cumin seeds, red chillies, pepper corns, cardamom seeds, funugreek seeds and the mustard seeds.
• 2 add the vinegar salt and sugar to make a paste.
• 3 in a large pan heat some of the oil and fry the onion till golden, add the onion to the spice mix and blend again.
• 4 heat the remaining oil and fry the meat till brown all over, remove the meat from the pan.
• 5 in the same pan fry the ginger and garlic for 3 mins over low heat.
• 6 add the coriander and turmeric and fry 2 minutes.
• 7 now add the spice paste to the pan and cook for 5 mins, stir so that the paste does not stick to the pan.
• 8 put the meat back in the pan, stir to cover with the spice mix, and add the water.
• 9 cover the pan and simmer till the meat is tender about 1 hour.
• 10 serve with boiled rice and a vegetable curry.