Beef and Pumpkin Coconut Curry

30m vegetable oil
80ml rogan josh curry paste
10ml ground ginger
15ml sugar
1,5kg beef chuck, cut into 3cm cubes
1 x 385g tin chopped tomato
250ml beef stock
600g pumpkin, cut into 3 cm cubes
15ml cornflour
1 x 385ml tin coconut milk

Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the vegetable oil to it.
Add the curry paste, ground ginger and the sugar and cook while stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Add the cubed beef and stir to coat in the curry paste.
Pour in the chopped tomato and stock and bring to a boil.
Turn the heat down and simmer the beef for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Now add the pumpkin cubes and simmer for another 20 minutes or so.
Mix the cornflour with 3 spoonfuls of the coconut milk and drizzle this slurry back into the remaining coconut milk while whisking.
Pour the coconut milk mixture into the curry and simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve the beef and pumpkin curry on fragrant, steamed rice.

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