This is one of my favourite curry recipes, its quick and simple and, as a friend of mine described it, ‘ it’s a ” kicking” curry!’. You have the option to make it as chilli hot or as mild as you like.

Ingredients:

• Beef (600gms Cubed) £4.50
• Oil (I prefer Ground Nut oil but you can use Vegetable oil) £1.50
• 3 Large Onions £0.69
• 3 cloves of Garlic £0.50
• Tumeric powder £0.85 (available at all good supermarkets)
• Curry Powder (available at all good supermarkets) £1.00
• Chilli powder £1.00
• Salt

Total: £10.04 serves 3-4 people, £2.50 per head

‘Kicking’ Burmese Beef Curry Ingredients

Step 1: Cut up 3 large onions and dice 3 gloves of fresh garlic

Onions Garlic & Oil

Step 2: Add half a cup of oil and heat  the oil in pan then add both the onions & garlic

Step 3: Fry the onions & garlic till they are brown

Step 4: Add 1 & 1/2 level dessert spoons of Tumeric and 2  level dessert spoons of medium Curry Powder

Tumeric, Curry Powder & Chilli Powder

Level dessert spoon of Tumeric

Step 5: Add Chilli powder to taste, I usual add 1 tea spoon of chilli powder but if you like it hotter, add more, of if you do not like chilli don’t add any.

Step 6: Stir the Tumeric, Curry Powder & Chilli Powder into the onions & garlic base

Step 7: Add the Beef and stir well

Add Beef to the Onions & Garlic

Step 8: Add Water till the Beef is covered. Add salt to taste.

Step 9: Let simmer on a medium heat, with the lid on, for 30 to 40 minutes or until the oil comes to the surface.

Step 10: It’s ready to serve.

‘Kicking’ Burmese Beef Curry Ready to serve

I usually serve it with  white Basmati plain rice and a fresh tomato & cucumber salad. The cucumber salad is just diced cucumber & tomatoes with the juice of half a lemon and half a lime, salt and pepper. I also add a couple of small fresh green cut chillies into the salad.

‘Kicking’ Burmese Beef Curry with Cucumber & Tomato Salad and Rice.