Beef! How many ways shall I cook thee! I can stew you, bake you, or grill you, but today I’m going to curry you with potatoes. Haha!! Curry beef with potatoes is such a versatile dish. It goes great with rice, paratha roti or dhal puri roti, and it is simple to prepare.
Curry Beef and …
Now, if you have this with roti, this is where it can become very interesting. I always enjoy adding curry bodi, pumpkin, fry ochro, and dasheen bush bhaji as a side to the roti. In the end, you are completely satisfied for the next four hours, especially with a cold glass of mauby.
However, today the rice will do. You can also add your usual fresh green salad to it, and an extra dash of pepper if you are brave like me. Here is rice and curry beef with potatoes. Enjoy!
Tip:
You can also pressure cook the beef before you start to curry it. You’ll have nice tender beef and shorten your cooking time.
Rice and Curry Beef with Potatoes Recipes
RICE AND CURRY BEEF WITH POTATOES
1 lb beef, cubed
1 medium potato, peeled and diced
1 small onion, chopped
5 leaves chadon beni, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp. curry powder (divided)
1 tsp. geera powder
1/2 tbsp. saffron powder
2 tbsp. oil
salt to taste
pepper to taste
Boil about 1 1/2 cups of rice; drain and set aside.
In a bowl add the beef, onion, garlic, chadon beni, a little salt and 1/2 tbsp. curry powder
Mix thoroughly. Allow the beef to be evenly coated with the curry.
In a cup, add 1 tbsp. curry powder….
1/2 tbsp saffron powder
and 1 tsp. geera powder add a little water, stir and set aside.
heat oil over a medium flame and saute the onion and garlicfor about 1 minute or until golden brown.
stir the curry powder mix and pour into the pot
Allow to cook for about 1 minute…
then add the beef and mix thoroughly in the curry.
Let the beef simmer for five minutes while constantly turning.
Then you add enough water to cover the beef.
Allow to cook for about 30 to 45 minutes.
By this time the beef is nearly done. Add the potatoes now.
Continue cooking until the beef and potatoes are cooked.Be sure to add water often to prevent burning.
The finished curry beef with potatoes.
What we call saffron in Trinidad is actually tumeric.
True Turmeric or Hardi.. I wonder where we got the name saffron from? Probably it’s because of the colour.
Found a link on turmeric for those who would like to know about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric