Submitted by :Busy Kitchen Mum
Ingredients:
1/4 cup plain flour
800gm chuck steak – diced (or any kind of casserole meat)
2 tbl spoons vegetable oil
1 large brown onion – cut into wedges
2 garlic cloves – crushed
4cm piece fresh ginger – peeled and finely grated
1 long red chilli – finely chopped
1/4 cup balti curry paste
400gm can diced tomatoes
1 cinnamon stick
2 cardamom pods – bruised
1/2 cup coriander – chopped
Rice or Naan bread to serve
Slow Cooker Method :
- Place the flour and the beef in a bag and shake until the beef is coated. Heat the oil in a large fry pan over medium high heat. Cook the beef in batches until browned. Transfer to the dish of a 5 litre capacity slow cooker.
- Add the onion, garlic and ginger to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add the chilli and curry paste. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Pour in the tomatoes and 3/4 cup cold water. Bring to the boil. Transfer mixture to the slow cooker. Add the cinnamon and cardamom. Stir. Cover. Turn the slow cooker on low and cook for 5 hours or until meat is tender. Stirring halfway through the cooking time.
- Remove the cinnamon and cardamom pods. Stir through half the coriander. Serve sprinkled with remaining coriander.
Oven Method :
- Pre heat oven to 180°C. Place the flour and the beef in a bag and shake until the beef is coated. Heat the oil in a large oven proof casserole dish, over medium high heat. Cook the beef in batches until browned. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the onion, garlic and ginger to the pan. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion has softened. Add the chilli and curry paste. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant. Pour in the tomatoes and 1 cup cold water. Bring to the boil. Return the beef to the pot. Add the cinnamon and cardamom. Stir. Cover. Place in the oven and cook for 1.5 hours. Stirring half way through the cooking time.
- Remove from the oven. Discard the cinnamon and cardamom pods. Stir through half the coriander. Serve sprinkled with remaining coriander.