Meats Recipes - Beef Madras with Cinnamon Rice

Ingredients

• 2 onions, chopped

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 75 ml/5 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 30 ml/2 tbsp Madras curry powder

• 1.2 liters/2 pts/5 cups beef stock

• 30 ml/2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

• 30 ml/2 tbsp lemon juice

• 2 bay leaves

• 15 ml/1 tbsp light brown sugar

• 750 g/1 1/2 lb lean braising steak, cut into chunks

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup basmati rice

• 5 cm/2 in piece cinnamon stick

• 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric

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Method:

1. Fry (sauté) the onion and garlic in half the oil for 2 minutes. Stir in the curry powder and fry for 1 minute.

2. Stir in the stock, tomato puree and lemon juice. Add the bay leaves and sugar and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, brown the meat in the remaining oil in a separate pan. Strain the curry sauce over the meat and season well to taste.

4. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is really tender.

5. Meanwhile, cook the rice by the absorption method, adding the cinnamon, turmeric and a little salt to the rice.

6. Fluff up when cooked and remove the cinnamon stick before serving with the curry.