Goan Beef Curry

Name: Goan Beef Curry
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 10 peppercorns, finely ground in 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 inch/2.5 cm piece of fresh gingerroot, peeled and grated; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 2 lb 4 oz/1 kg stewing or braising beef, cut into 1 inch/2.5 cm cubes; 2 red onions, peeled and finely chopped; 2 tomatoes, skinned, deseeded, and finely chopped; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; salt; vegetable oil, for frying; 4 dried red chiles; 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro leaves; 4 fresh green chiles, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's Great Curries

By Keith Floyd

Published 2004

About

The people of Goa add vinegar to lots of their dishes, giving them a distinctive flavor. This is a fairly hot dish—adjust the chiles to your taste.

Ingredients

2 lb 4 oz/1 kg stewing or braising beef, cut into 1 inch/2.5 cm cubes
vegeta

Asia
India
Goa
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Heat some vegetable oil in a large skillet and stir-fry the onions, tomatoes, green chiles, and cilantro leaves for 5 minutes.

Add the red chiles, peppercorn mixture, ginger, cumin seeds, and turmeric powder and stir-fry for about 2 minutes.

Add the meat and stir until it is browned. Add about 1 cup