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Mother-in-law Beef Curry with Rice and Carrot Salad

Ready in 30 min

Serves 4 people


Ingredients:
  • 3 tablespoon Excella Sunflower oil
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 star anise
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 large onion, grated or chopped
  • 1 tablespoon curry leaves
  • 2 tablespoon ginger paste
  • 2 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 tablespoon mother-in-law masala
  • 2 green chillies, sliced
  • 1 kg stewing beef
  • 3 tomatoes, grated
  • 3 medium tomatoes cut into quarters
  • Handful of coriander, chopped
  • Excella Thai rice, to serve
Carrot salad:
  • 2 carrots grated
  • 3 tablespoon water, sugar and vinegar
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 1 chopped chilli

Mother-in-law Beef Curry with Rice and Carrot Salad


Method

Step 1:

For the carrot salad, place the water, sugar and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat then allow to cool completely before pouring over the carrots. Place in the fridge until time to serve then mix in the raisins and chopped chillies.

Step 2:

To make the curry, heat the Excella Sunflower oil to medium heat then add all your whole spices. Follow with the onions and curry leaves and cook until slightly fragrant before adding the ginger and garlic pastes

Step 3:

Cook until browned then add turmeric, mother-in-law spice and the green chillies. Add the beef and tomatoes 3 min apart then let everything cook covered for 45 min.

Step 4:

Place the potatoes into the curry and cook for the last 15 min. Switch off the heat, ysprinkle the coriander and let sit until time to serve. Serve hot with the Excella Thai rice and carrot salad.