Beef & Pork Recipes - Curried Beef with Aubergine

Ingredients

• 45ml/3 tbsp oil

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 6 cardamom pods

• 2 bay leaves

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp black peppercorns

• 1.5 ml/1 tsp cloves

• 1 onion, grated

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed

• 1 cm/1/2 in ginger root. grated

• 1 green chili, grated

• 15ml/1 tbsp Basic Curry Powder

• 1 large tomato, skinned and chopped

• 900g/2 lb minced (ground) beef

• salt

• 1 medium aubergine (eggplant), cut into strips

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the spices over a medium heat until slightly darkened. Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chili and fry until golden.

2. Add the curry powder and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato and fry for 1 minute.

3. Stir in the meat and salt, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, Stir in the aubergine, cover and cook for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Serve hot with rice or chapattis, dal and chutney.