On a busy day, there’s nothing better than coming home to a slow cooked beef curry. Tender meat that’s falling apart, gentle spices and a rich sauce – yum.
This slow cooked beef curry can either be made in a slow cooker or in the oven, whichever works best for you.
It has minimal prep time so you really can just get it started then go about your day.
Serve with rice, naan or any carb of your choice (have you had beef curry with chips? It’s delicious!) for an easy and incredibly tasty dinner.
Or why not serve this alongside a vegetable curry like Courgette and Coconut Dal, Bottom-of-the-Freezer Vegetable Dahl or Vegetable Korma?
Ingredients, Substitutions and Variations
- Beef – you will want stewing steak or similar. If you can get your butcher to cut it up for you, all the better (because it reduces your prep time!)
- Onion, garlic, ginger – the holy grail for when you’re starting off a curry. These bring the flavour and that depth that you’ll be looking for.
- Cinnamon stick, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground ginger, chilli powder – these spices are absolutely wonderful together. The joy of this curry is that you can add as much or as little spice as you like, depending on how hot you want it.
- Tomato paste – for richness.
- Coconut milk – brings the sweetness.
- Fresh coriander – optional, but it really lifts the dish.
Top Tips
- Searing the meat – This is an important first step. You’ll get a passable curry if you throw all of the ingredients in the slow cooker and go on with your day, but searing will give you texture and flavour.
- Add veggies – If you like, you can add some vegetables for that last 15-30 minutes of cooking time. Peas and green beans would work well.
- Thickening your sauce – If your sauce is too watery, don’t worry! You can add a teaspoon of cornflour to 50ml of cold water, stir until it dissolves, then tip that into your curry. Stir well, and the sauce will thicken.
Slow Cooked Beef Curry
A delicious slow cooked beef curry, perfect in the slow cooker or oven.
Ingredients
- 1 kilograms stewing steak cut into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 thumb sized piece of ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder mild, medium or hot powder according to your preference
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 25 grams fresh coriander
Instructions
- Heat the oil over a medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the beef and sear it all over until browned.
- Peel and finely chop the onion, garlic and ginger. Add to the pan with the beef. Cook for 2 minutes, until it becomes fragrant.
- Add the cinnamon stick and all of the ground spices. Cook for 30 seconds, then add the tomato paste. Stir well, then pour in the coconut milk and stir again. Bring to a simmer.
- Now, either put in an ovenproof casserole dish with a lid and put in the oven at 140 degrees Celsius for 4 hours, or transfer to a slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
- At the end of the cooking time, taste and add salt as needed. Chop the coriander and stir in. Serve with rice and naan breads.
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More delicious Indian style recipes:
- Paneer and Vegetable Wraps
- Easy One Pot Saag Paneer
- Black Lentil Dal
- Courgette and Coconut Dal
- Lamb and Spinach Curry
- Vegetable Korma
- Chicken Balti
- One Pan Roast Chicken and Rice
- Curried Lentil Soup
- Chicken, Spinach and Paneer Naan Pizzas
- The Creamiest Butter Halloumi Curry
This beef curry is nothing short of fantastic! A new go-to for our family for sure.
Oh yum! Definitely perfect for the end of a busy day. Such a comforting meal and I love all those flavors.
Flavorful and delicious beef curry recipe. Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe.
This was such a flavorful, easy meal for dinner! Love that I could set and forget it in the slow cooker and it turned out perfectly!
Loved loved LOVED this!