Slow cooker beef curry

This slow-cooked beef curry is easy to make and perfect for feeding the family – add chunks of potato for an extra hearty dish. Serve with rice and naan bread

Ingredients

• 750g beef for braising (braising steak, chuck, flank etc) cut into chunks
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 5cm piece ginger, grated
• 4 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
• ½ – 1 tsp chilli powder
• 400ml coconut milk (see tip)
• small bunch coriander, chopped

Directions

Method

• STEP 1

  Heat your slow cooker if you need to. Fry the beef in batches in 2 tbsp oil until it is browned all over and tip into the slow cooker. Put the remaining oil in the frying pan and fry the onion over a low heat until it starts to soften. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 minute.

• STEP 2

  Add all the spices and fry for 1 minute or until the spices start to smell fragrant. Add the coconut milk and bring to a simmer, then tip everything into the slow cooker.

• STEP 3

  Cook for 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Stir in the coriander and serve.