Beef Curry With Whole Spices
 
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An aromatic beef curry. Fiery and fresh spices incorporated with the freshest beef is the most irresistible and comfort food. This is the most basic and the simplest curry home cooks should master. No garnish, no extra frills, just simple yet lip-smackingly delicious. This is simplicity at its best.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Bangladeshi
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs beef
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 cup onion, sliced
  • 2 tablespoon ginger, coarsely chopped
  • 5-6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 2-3 cinnamon, about 1” each
  • 3-4 black cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 6-8 black peppercorn
  • 1-2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 3 tablespoons yogurt
  • 5-8 whole red chilli, slited or broken into pieces
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt, or according to taste
Instructions
  1. Wash meat and drain water.
  2. Add all ingredients and marinate about 20-30 minutes.
  3. Turn on stove and cook meat in medium low heat until oil starts releasing from the side and beef is tender. Stir occasionally in between and add little water if it gets too dry or starts sticking at the bottom of the pan.
Notes
Beef releases a lot of water while cooking. Depending on the quality of beef, you may need to add water to make the beef tender. When cooking with beef in the US, I usually do not add water. Use your judgment here.
Adjust chili per taste.
Warming this curry in microwave doesn’t do justice to this beef curry so please warm on stovetop. Traditionally, a huge batch of meat is usually cooked and savored for several days.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2014/09/19/beef-curry/