Beef with Pumpkin | East Indian Beef Curry Recipe
A delicious East Indian Style Beef Curry Recipe with Bottle Masala and coconut milk. Vegetables like pumpkin or ash gourd are added to keep it healthy
Ingredients
- ½ kg Beef or Mutton with or without bones
- ½ kg Bottle gourd or Ash gourd cut into desired pieces
- 1 pod Garlic crushed in a mortar and pestle
- 1½ to 2 tbsp East Indian Bottle Masala or use a mix of chilli powder and garam masala powder
- Tamarind Extract – from a small ball of tamarind soaked in warm water
- ½ cup Coconut Milk
- Salt – to taste
- 2 - 3 tbsp Oil for cooking
Instructions
- Cook the beef meat in a pressure cooker with salt for about 30 minutes. This will render succulent beef pieces.
- Heat oil in a vessel. Add the crushed garlic and sauté until golden and fragrant.
- Add the pumpkin/bottle gourd/ash gourd pieces with a little salt, and also the East Indian Bottle Masala. Sauté for 2–3 minutes until the vegetable is nicely coated with the masala.
- Now add the cooked beef pieces along with the stock. Cover and cook until the vegetables soften.
- Once the vegetable is cooked, add the tamarind extract. Mix well and simmer for a while.
- Finally, add the coconut milk and simmer on low for about 5 minutes. Do not boil vigorously after adding coconut milk.
- Adjust the salt if needed and switch off the flame.
- Serve hot with steamed rice, chapati, or East Indian rice rotis.
Notes
- To cook beef in a pressure cooker - add water and salt to taste. Cover the lid and pressure cook on high until the 1st whistle. Reduce the heat and cook for 25 to 30 minutes on the lowest heat and then switch off. The cooking time will also depend on the quality of the meat as well on the type of pressure cooker. Adjust accordingly.
- If you don't have bottle masala, then you can add red chilli powder with a little garam masala.