Asian Recipe ⤍ Bangladeshi Beef Curry

This recipe is very common and popular in Bangladeshi home kitchens. This cooking requires less spices in a balanced way. It can be served with rice, roti, naan, or paratha.

Ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup chopped onions
• ½ tablespoon garlic paste
• ½ tablespoon ginger paste
• 3 whole cloves, or more to taste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon water, plus more as needed
• 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
• ½ cup water
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ teaspoon roasted ground cumin

Cooking Directions

1. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in onions and cook until beginning to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic paste and ginger paste; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Mix in cloves, bay leaves, chili powder, cumin, coriander, and 1 tablespoon water. Stir and cook until spices have started to release their oils, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beef and stir to combine. Cook until beef begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
2. Pour in 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook until water has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir in turmeric. Cook until beef starts to release oil, about 5 minutes more. Add 1 tablespoon more of water if needed to maintain moisture in beef and curry consistency.
3. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally until mixture has thickened, another 10 minutes. Add cinnamon and cardamom; cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and add roasted cumin.

Nutrition Facts

• calories354.1
• carbohydrateContent2.9 g
• cholesterolContent62.6 mg
• fatContent29.3 g
• fiberContent0.9 g
• proteinContent18.9 g
• saturatedFatContent8.3 g
• sodiumContent85.8 mg
• sugarContent0.5 g