Beef & Pork Recipes - Beef with Almonds

Ingredients

• 900g/2 lb beef, cubed

• 300ml/1/2 pt/1 1/4 cups natural (plain) yoghurt

• 5ml/1 tsp ground turmeric

• 14 dried red chilies

• salt

• 90ml/6 tbsp ghee

• 6 cloves

• 4 cinnamon sticks

• 4 cardamom pods

• 2.5ml/1/2 tsp caraway seeds

• 225tg/8 oz onions, sliced

• 2.5cm/1 in ginger root, finely chopped

• 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• 300ml/1/2 pt/1 1/4 cups coconut milk

• 100g/4 oz/1 cup ground almonds

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Method:

1. Place the meat in a bowl, stir in the yoghurt and turmeric and leave to marinate for 1 hour. Grind the chilies to a fine paste with a little sat.

2. Heat the ghee and fry the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, caraway and onions until lightly browned. Stir in the ginger and garlic then the ground chilies and fry until well browned.

3. Add the beef mixture, cover and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the meat is half-cooked. Stir in the coconut milk, cover and cook until the meat is tender.

4. Stir in the ground almonds and simmer over a very low heat until the ghee appears on the surface. Serve hot with parathas.