Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 300 g cooked beetroot
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 cm piece ginger peeled
  • 1 tsp mild chopped chilli
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 500 g (1.1lb) beef (cubed)
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 500 g (1.1lb) purple potatoes (peeled and cubed)
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 0.25 tsp ground cardamom
  • 400 ml (1.7 cups) hot chicken stock

Instruction

  • Add the beetroot, garlic, ginger and chilli into a blender and whiz into a puree and set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a pot, brown the beef in a couple of batches and then remove from the pot and set aside.
  • Add the onion, star anise and cinnamon, plus 1 tbsp of water to deglaze the pot and sauté for 7 mins.
  • Add the browned beef and potatoes before mixing in the garam masala, coriander, cumin, cardamom, chicken stock and pureed beetroot and the season well.
  • Reduce the heat to its lowest setting and simmer for 50 mins - 1 hr until the potatoes and beef are cooked through.
  • Serve with some rice or bread.