In other news, I don’t know if you’ve caught up on my Instagram stories lately, but if so you might have seen a particularly fetching set of dinnerware loaded into the flash new Fisher & Paykel Dishdrawers in my kitchen. The ceramic dinner set has been hand crafted in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Fisher & Paykel Dishdrawer – and I am excited to have one of the 21 piece dinner sets to GIVE AWAY. All you need to do is answer here on the blog, in the comments box below – how do you like your curry: mild, medium or turbo-boosted!? The winner will be announced here on the blog and on Facebook on Saturday 15th July, so make sure you check back in to see if you’ve got a dinner set coming your way!
2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, chopped
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cardamom seeds (not pods)
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric
1-2 tsp chilli powder (1 for medium, 1 1/2 for hot and 2 for full grunt!)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 large thumb ginger, peeled and chopped
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
1.5 kilos stewing steak (such as chuck, cross cut or blade), cut into 4cm pieces
425mls coconut cream
1 cup coriander leaves
Thai fried shallots to garnish
Indian flatbreads, Greek natural yoghurt and basmati rice to serve
Heat the second lot of oil in the pot and cook beef over a medium high heat for two minutes. Add the spice paste and cook over a medium heat for another 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, half cover with a lid, reduce the heat to very low and cook for 3 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid completely and cook a further 30 minutes. Serve the curry on basmati rice, garnished with coriander leaves and Thai fried shallots for a bit of crunch. Serves 6-8 as part of a curry buffet (!) or 4-6 with blanched green beans on the side. (If possible cook in the first half of the day and gently reheat for half an hour before serving, or even better the day before. It’s good whatever way, but extra time keeps rounding out those flavours and making the meat even more tender π ).A note on the heat – feel free to add even more chilli if it floats your boat (go wild!) but it’s best not to adjust too much until you have tasted the curry after three hours cooking, it needs that much time for the flavours to round out and do their thing π
To enter the Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer 20th anniversary dinner set giveaway, just comment below, how do you like your curry – mild, medium or turbo-boosted!? Competition available in New Zealand only. The winner must contact me at fromthekitchen@icloud.com by Tuesday 18th July with address and phone contact details so that we can ensure delivery. Good luck π
Oh it HAS to be turbo boosted – is there really any other way??!
Medium curry – btw loving our brand new Dish drawers !
Me too! π
This looks amazing! Putting this on the menu!
Hope you enjoy it π
Go the AB's! Looking forward to your cookbook-great read on Stuff! YAY xx
Thanks so much chick – and yup – woooo – go the ABs! π
Wow that looks yummo! I can only manage a Medium on the chilli-scale but love a good curry. Cant wait to try this out. Good luck with the book launch. Judith Pratt
Thanks so much Judith! π
My curries are always "Turbo Boosted" for my liking, i usuall split my curry before final "Turbo Boost of Chilli" half for my wife Debs and our son Hayden, my other sons Logan and Zac like it "Hot". This spicy beef curry is one i'll try, have my own receipe but always open to trying new. Yum Love the Curry!
Funny you should say that, I've just split a curry for the same reason – hope you like it π
Medium curry for me
Thanks!
I'm a Medium curry eater, (can't cope with blowing my mind & having to put the fire out π ) Love the recipe with 2 of my fav ingreds, Garam Masala & Coriander, the Coconut Cream will oh so enrich it, csn't wait to try!!
Thanks so much, I hope you give it a try π
I love my curries either medium or turbo boosted! This curry looks amazing, will be amping the chilli up to stave off the cold winter night.
Excellent plan, thanks Kelly π
Medium for me looks delicious
Thanks so much Jill!
Mild!
Thanks – if you make this one just start of with 1/2 teaspoon of chilli π
So gonna,make this curry…turbo boosted for hubby and I, although teenage daughter would prefer medium!
Hope you enjoyed it! π
Looks delicious! Perfect for a mid winter pick me up. I like my curries medium but that is a very open interpretation when eating out! ?
Thanks Gem π
Medium, with a heap of dried chilli flakes as a garnish for me – it saves me having to split a recipe for our little person π
Good plan!
Oh god I love my curries hot with basmati rice and a garlic naan followed by a cold beer
Sounds good to me π
This looks super yummo ! Will definately have to give it a try (see what I did there … go the ABs), all puns aside I'm getting braver with my curries and am graduating from med to hot, all the very best with your book Sarah π Alison
Thanks so much Alison! π
I've got this cooking right now, it smells so delicious, I can't wait to eat it.
Hope you enjoyed it Nicole π
This was soooooo good, it will be one of my go to beef curry recipes now. We went the whole hog with the chilli powder 2tspns, just how we like it. Great flavours can't wait to eat the leftovers tomorrow.
Yay – that's awesome, thanks Nicole! π
Lol – turbo-boosted is the only way to go considering that I won a chilli-eating contest many moons ago. Those dishes would grace MY new Dish Drawers beautifully!!
Woah – good effort!!!
Love the sound of this Beef Curry with all those warming spices. Will be watching the game with fingers and toes crossed οΏ½οΏ½
Not quite the result we were after this time!
Turbo boosted thanks!
Thanks Becky!
Definitely a mild girl. Can't handle my bottom stinging too much
, or getting mad sweats. I blame my parents as we never ate SPICY or hot food and now it burns my mouth and I can't eat it. I still love things mild but just not as much of a kick as everyone else. My partner loves it when we order out
He gets something medium or hot and I can't have any. I bet he does it on purpose.
Thanks Rebecca…you could always give it a whirl with no chilli at all! π
Mild for us because I have fussy children! This will be dinner tonight I think, it looks delicious.
Anna
Thanks Anna – maybe try it with 1/2 tsp of chilli first then!? π
Turbo boosted for sure! With this weather I think this lovely curry will be on the menu at ours tonight. Looks amazing, as per usual
Thanks so much Rebecca – hope you like it! π
1 hour into cooking and it is smelling good!
Oh yay – I really hope you enjoyed it! π
CONGRATULATIONS REBECCA!!!! You have won the Fisher & Paykel dinner set! Please email me at fromthekitchen@icloud.com so that we can organise delivery of your prize π
Has to be turbo boosted for me – although I love your "full grunt" reference ! Can't wait for your book! Having been in the "sad arse dinner for one" world before, believe me, things can change – for the better – just when you least expect it …
Good luck with your book, Sarah. You write from the heart and are not afraid to show vulnerability. Admirable!
Thanks so much Jody – I really appreciate it! π
I'm definitely a medium… spicy enough without hiding all the delicious flavour… yum οΏ½οΏ½
Thanks Rebekah! π
Medium with the occasional turbo! Perfect with a cocktail!
Absolutely! Thanks Georgi π
Medium for me. Nom nom nom. Garlic Naan mmmmmmm
Thanks Kylee π
Mild as we have kids in the house and they won't eat spicy!
I remember those days! π
Medium for sure – you have really got me looking into dish-drawers now. Currently struggling with just a sink!! Eva Roe
Hi Eva – the make like so much easier, that's for sure!
This recipe sounds delicious! Looking forward to making it π It will be mild so that our baby can have some too.
Crikey, perhaps start without the chilli as it has great complexity still without it!?
I think I need this curry in my life!
Hope you enjoy it! π
Medium hot, I made this last weekend with the beef & then made it this weekend with chicken, think I might try sausages next weekend uuhm wonder how pork will go, this is the best recipe & truly delicious thank you for sharing it, I'll settle fir a cook book I'm in Australia
Wow, you have been busy – I'm so glad you enjoyed it! π
Thank you for sharing this recipe Sarah, I will definitely by giving it a go tonight, my husband and I like a little hotness, not too much, if it is I believe it disguises the true flavours too much.
My pleasure Lyn, I hope you enjoyed it! π
Love my curries turbo boosted! Recipe look delish will be trying it tomorrow night!
Great! Let me know how you like it π
Hi! Just wondering whether coconut cream or coconut milk is preferred? I see in the ingredients coconut cream is called for but in the method it states coconut milk. Thanks π
Whoops! Thanks so much Lauren, i will update it now, it should say coconut milk for both π
HI again, that’s weird, I just went to change it, and for me it already says ‘milk’ in both places!
Thanks Guys, Your Recipe Was Too Fantastic. Me and My Family Loved it. I Will definitely Share your Rrecipe with my friends.
Great – so glad you enjoyed it! π