🍛 Slow-Cooked Spicy Beef Curry
A rich, deeply flavored curry with tender beef that falls apart after hours of slow cooking. Perfect with rice or warm naan.
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 kg (2 lb) beef chuck or stewing beef, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 2 tomatoes, chopped (or 1 cup canned tomatoes)
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½–1 tsp chili powder (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cups beef broth or water
- 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional)
Optional
- 1 can coconut milk for a creamier curry
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Brown the beef
- Heat oil in a large pan.
- Brown the beef in batches and transfer to a slow cooker.
2. Build the flavor
- In the same pan, cook onions until golden.
- Add garlic and ginger; cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in curry powder, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and chili powder.
- Add tomatoes and tomato paste, cooking for 2–3 minutes.
3. Slow cook
- Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker.
- Add broth and stir.
- Cook on Low for 7–8 hours or High for 4–5 hours, until the beef is fork-tender.
4. Finish
- Stir in coconut milk if using.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
5. Serve
- Garnish with cilantro.
- Serve with steamed rice, naan, or roti.
🔥 Tips
- Chuck roast is ideal because it becomes very tender when slow-cooked.
- For extra heat, add fresh chili peppers.
- The curry often tastes even better the next day.
- If the sauce is too thin, simmer uncovered for 15–20 minutes before serving.
🍽️ Great Side Dishes
- Basmati rice
- Garlic naan
- Roti
- Cucumber yogurt salad
✔️ Why It Works
Slow cooking allows the spices to fully develop while turning tough cuts of beef into melt-in-your-mouth bites, creating a curry that’s rich, warming, and packed with flavor. 😋🍛🥩
