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Beef Curry With Green Beans

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Beef Curry with Green Beans is a delicate & fresh Indian style curry traditionally made with Lamb, however, I'm switching it up using beef for my version as I've discovered a green papaya based meat tenderiser that allows you to use an inexpensive cut of beef with ease. You know, the type of beef that you had to stew for hours to avert the risk of losing a tooth or two!

Beef Curry with Green Beans is a very colourful dish with its green beans & red peppers in a thin un-thickend gravy. Fresh tomatoes and of course fresh chillies make a delicate, light curry sauce with a bit of a kick. I added Chapatis & basmati rice to complete the meal — see accompaniments for the recipes.

Click the Method tab below to see a step by step guide on how to make Beef Curry With Green Beans with pictures.

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ingredients

Here's what you need :¬)

serves 3

  • 350g diced beef
  • 100ml cold water
  • 1 Tbsp meat tenderiser*
  • 2 Tbls vegetable oil
  • 1 medium red onion sliced
  • 1 medium white onion sliced
  • 1 & 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp hot chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Kashmir chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 Tblsp garlic paste
  • 1 Tblsp ginger paste
  • 2 large ripe tomatoes sliced
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 large red chilli sliced into disks
  • 2 green chilli's sliced into disks
  • 2 Tblsp fresh or frozen coriander

*I've discovered a green papaya based meat tenderiser that has revolutionised my cooking, and what it does to meat is unbelievably brilliant! Just ensure that the one you pick up from the shops is papaya and NOT salt or chemical based. Papaya, or, paw-paw as it is sometimes called is a fruit from the tropical Americas. I've bought the fresh fruit in the past and tried to tenderise my meat with it, however, I didn't realise that I needed to shred the fruit into water and then add my meat to it. Doh! This powdered form of product is so simple to use though, and a bit cheaper than the fresh fruit, so it's a win-win situation :¬P

method

First of all, let's get organised! Get all the ingriedients out, measured and put into pots in the order listed in the ingredients, as that's the order that they are added. Preparation is every thing with Indian food. This really is an easy curry to cook with the hardest task being yup! If you know me, you'll have guessed — those blimming Browned Onions! 20 minutes of your life sizzling away!!!

ingredients
ingredients
beef in tenderising solution with ingredients ready to go!
  1. Put the meat into bowl
  2. Mix the tenderiser into the cold water
  3. Pour it over your meat
  4. Set it into the fridge for precisely 45 mins
  5. Drain the liquid off the meat &
  6. Pat dry with some kitchen paper
  7. Heat a heavy bottom pan to medium
  8. Add oil & wait until it shimmers hot
  9. Add your red & white onions & leave them to brown
  10. Mix all your ground spices with the ginger & garlic pastes
  11. Add your tomatoes to the spice paste
  12. Check your onions are browned
  13. Add your spice paste & tomatoes to the pan
spice paste & tomatoes
onions paste tomatoes
  1. Stir fry for 5 to 7 minutes
  2. Add your dry beef to the pan & stir fry for 3 minutes
stir fry the beef
beef added to pan
  1. Add hot water & bring every thing together in the pan
add the water
water added to pan
  1. Cover and cook for 45 mins on a low heat
  2. Remove the lid & turn the heat to high
  3. Reduce the sauce for 10 minutes
  4. Add green beans & mix in well
  5. Cook until the beans are just tender
  6. Add peppers, chilli's & coriander
  7. Stir fry for 10 minutes until peppers are just soft
beef curry with green beans
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I'm going to cool this and put it in the fridge to develop the flavours fully overnight, however, feel free to serve it immediately!

serving suggestion
beef curry with green beans rice and chapati
beef curry with green beans, rice and chapati