I recently made my mother's homemade curry powder. I could not wait to come up with a recipe so I could try it out. I bought a little package of beef and was planning on making a simple beef and potato curry to eat with rice and lentils.
Now my daughter is not a big meat eater, so I had to come up with a good protein for her to eat with lunch. Instead of making two separate dishes, I decided to swap out the potatoes in the beef and potato curry and add some cans of chickpeas instead.
This curry came out better than even I expected. My daughter loved the curried chickpeas with her meal and I was happy to see her getting a good helping of healthy protein.
My son and husband, the house carnivores, loved the cubes of beef in the curry. It was a delicious protein packed curry that everyone was able to enjoy. I also loved that I could combine it into one pot saving me some time from cooking two different curries to satisfy everyone in my family.
The curry powder was perfect and I can't wait to play around with it for all many meals to come.
1 1/2 pounds lean beef cut into bite-size cubes
2 can chickpeas (drained)
1 medium onion finely chopped
1 jalapeno sliced
10-12 curry leaves
1 pandan leaf
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 small cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 cardamom pods
1 (15oz) can diced tomato (with chilies preferred)
1 Tbs grated fresh ginger
1 Tbs grated fresh garlic
red chili powder (or cayenne) to taste
2 Tbs curry powder (or more to taste)
1/2 tsp turmeric
salt and black pepper to taste
1 cup water
Directions:
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Next add the ginger and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Then add the cubes of beef and some salt and brown with all the other ingredients.
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