Name: Beef and eggplant curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 40 gram ghee; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds; 1 tablespoon garam masala; 1 tablespoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 8 fresh curry leaves; 1 kilogram chuck steak, trimmed, diced; 2 cup beef stock; 2 cinnamon sticks; 300 gram butternut pumpkin, seeded, peeled, cubed; 1 small eggplant, cut into small cubes; 1/2 cup thickened cream; 1/3 cup coriander leaves; steamed basmati rice, raita, pappadams, to serve

Ingredients

40 gram ghee

1 large onion, finely chopped

4 garlic cloves, crushed

2 tablespoon ground cumin

2 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds

1 tablespoon garam masala

1 tablespoon ground turmeric

1 teaspoon chilli powder

8 fresh curry leaves

1 kilogram chuck steak, trimmed, diced

2 cup beef stock

2 cinnamon sticks

300 gram butternut pumpkin, seeded, peeled, cubed

1 small eggplant, cut into small cubes

1/2 cup thickened cream

1/3 cup coriander leaves

steamed basmati rice, raita, pappadams, to serve

Method

1.Heat ghee in a large saucepan on medium. Saute onion and garlic for 4-5 minutes, until onion is tender.

2.Add spices and curry leaves. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Brown meat, in 3 batches, for 4-5 minutes each batch, stirring to coat in spices. Return meat to pan.

3.Blend in stock and cinnamon sticks, then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 1 1/4 hours.

4.Remove lid and cook for a further 10 minutes, until meat is tender. Add pumpkin and eggplant and cook, covered, for a further 10-15 minutes, until vegetables are just tender.

5.Stir cream through, top with coriander. Accompany with steamed rice and pappadams.

To make side-dish of raita, combine 204g, natural yoghurt with 1 chopped Lebanese cucumber, 1 tablespoon chapped coriander, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and a pinch of ground cumin. Cook pappadams in the microwave on medium-high (70%) power for 1-1 1/2 minutes.
Note

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