Methi Gosht Recipe with Beef, Pea and Fenugreek Curry
This simple beef curry or methi gosht is the perfect gentle introduction to Indian flavours; you spend 15 minutes at the stove, then walk away to drink in the aroma for a couple of hours!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 737kcal
Ingredients
- 350 g Stewing Beef 12oz
- 2 tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 Medium Onion 150g
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 2 Green Chillies
- 35 g Ginger 1 Thumb Sized Piece
- ½ teaspoon Kashmiri Chilli Powder
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Ground Coriander
- ½ teaspoon Ground Cumin
- 1 Small-Medium Tomato 75-100g
- 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 125 ml Beef Stock ½ Cup
- 1 teaspoon Dark Brown Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 Bunches Fresh Fenugreek 1½ Cups prepared
- 100 g Peas 1 Cup
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Cut the beef into a 2-2.5cm (¾-1") dice.
- Top and tail the onion, then peel it and cut it into 8 wedges.
- Mash the garlic into a paste.
- Grate the ginger.
- Cut the tomato into a 1cm (½") dice.
- Slice the green chillies into rounds approximately 2-3mm (⅛") thick.
- Heat the oil over a medium-high heat in a heavy-bottomed saucepan (24cm or 10"). Add the onions and cook until they begin to colour (it should take 5-7 minutes), stirring regularly.
- Turn the heat up to high and throw in the beef.
- Cook the beef until it starts to colour up (another 5 minutes), stirring regularly.
- Add the garlic, ginger and green chilli and chilli powder, turmeric, cumin, and coriander, then cook for 30-60 seconds, stirring continuously until the spices become fragrant.
- Add the tomato paste, beef stock, brown sugar and salt
- Reduce the heat to low, add a lid and cook for 1 hour.
- Roughly chop the fresh fenugreek, discarding the stalks.
- Remove the lid and stir in the fresh fenugreek and cook for another 20 minutes, adding more water if the sauce reduces too far.
- Stir in the frozen peas for the last 2 minutes of the cooking time.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 737kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1127mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g
