Beef Madras Curry

A comforting beef curry recipe using Rafi's Madras Curry Pack. 

By Kevin Fernandez
2 min read
Rafi's Beef Madras Recipe

Serves: 2 - 3/4 - 6 Ready in: 1 1/2 - 2 hours

Introduction

Make this comforting recipe at home for a delicious Indian curry night with your family and friends. 

Our Madras Curry Pack is a South Indian classic that's packed with warming spices, such as mustard and peppercorns, and finished with tomatoes. 

Use braising steak and cook slowly to make a mouth-watering beef curry. If you want to cook this recipe in the slow cooker, use our tips for slow cooking blog. 

Ingredients

 Serves 2 - 3

Serves 4 - 6
Madras Curry Pack (Serves 2 - 3) Madras Curry Pack (Serves 4 - 6)
175ml water 300ml water
200g (1/2 tin) Tinned Tomatoes 400g Tinned Tomatoes
1/2 tsp sugar 1 tsp sugar
500g braising steak 1kg braising steak
Coriander to garnish Coriander to garnish
Salt to taste Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut the braising steak against the grain into inch-sized cubes.

  2. Empty the Madras Curry Pack into a pan and toast off the spices on a low/medium heat for 5 minutes.

  3. Add water, tinned chopped tomatoes, sugar and simmer for 10 minutes.

  4. Add the braising steak. Mix well, cover the pan and cook gently for 1 - 1 ½ hour on a medium heat until tender .

  5. At this stage the meat should be tender and the sauce will have reduced. If you want to reduce the sauce further, remove the lid to let the sauce thicken.

  6. Season and add fresh coriander to garnish. Serve and enjoy!

 

You will need

Inspired by

Rafi Fernandez (1965-2013)

Rafi became an expert in Indian and Malaysian cooking through her and her husband's combined heritage and may travels around the world. She wrote a number of cookbooks and taught many classes to people in her local community. Her love of cooking and of sharing her knowledge was obvious to all who met her, as many of our customers and staff still fondly remember.

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