Beef Chitarnee

Ingredients

• 1 kg blade or chuck steak
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 kg onions, finely chopped
• 1 red capsicum, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 500 g ripe tomatoes, chopped
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/3 cup brown vinegar
• 6 fresh curry leaves

Method

1. Cut the meat into 5cm cubes and set aside.
2. Heat the oil in an oven proof deep pan until hot, then brown the meat in batches. Remove the browned meat from the pan and set aside.
3. Reduce the heat to medium and add the onions and capsicum to the pan. Saute for a few minutes, then add the salt. Continue cooking for 10 minutes until the onions are golden brown.
4. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for a few minutes, stir to combine all ingredients.
5. Add the meat and all the spices and stir to combine.  Add the tomatoes and tomato paste and  stir well to combine ingredients.
6. Preheat the SMART OVEN. Select SLOW COOK function and turn TEMP dial to LOW. Turn the TIME dial to 8 hours and cook until meat is tender.
7. Remove the pan from the oven and place on a heated stove top. Stir through the sugar, vinegar and curry leaves and cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve.