Indian Beef Curry with Peas & Buttery Naan
This dish is inspired by a type of meat curry—"Keema"— of South Asian origins grass-fed ground beef and green peas for little bursts of sweet flavor. Coconut milk lends a slightly sweet richness to the sauce. You’ve got naan, our favorite edible utensil.
Equipment
- microplane or grater
- medium pot or Dutch oven
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 1 medium yellow onion
- 1 oz fresh ginger use half
- 3⁄4 oz coconut milk powder
- 12 oz grass-fed ground beef
- 1⁄4 oz curry powder
- tomato paste use 1 Tbsp
- 2 naan
- 21⁄2 oz peas
- 1⁄4 oz fresh cilantro
- What you need
- kosher salt & ground pepper
- neutral oil such as vegetable
- 1⁄2 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- Prep ingredients: Peel and finely chop onion. Finely grate half of the ginger. In a measuring cup, combine coconut milk powder with 2⁄3 cup hot tap water and stir until smooth.
- Sauté aromatics & beef: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium pot on medium-high. Add onions and cook, stirring, until golden brown, for 5 minutes. Add ginger and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add ground beef and 1⁄4 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook, until lightly browned, 4–6 minutes.
- Add curry & tomato paste: Spoon off excess fat. Add all of the curry powder and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of the tomato paste, 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, a few grinds pepper and combined, for 1 minute.
- Add coconut milk: Add prepared coconut milk plus an additional 3⁄4 cup water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until slightly thickened and flavors meld, about 15 minutes.
- Toast naan: Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Rub both sides of naan with 1⁄2 tablespoon butter total. Add naan to skillet and cook, pressing lightly with a spatula, until browned in spots, 1 minute per side.
- Finish curry & serve: Stir peas into curry and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pick cilantro leaves and tender stems from sprigs. Serve curry topped with cilantro. Cut naan into wedges and serve alongside.
Notes
Allergens
Egg (1), Wheat (2), Milk (3), Mustard (4), Soy (5), Tree nuts (6). May contain traces of other allergens. Packaged in a facility that packages gluten containing products.
Egg (1), Wheat (2), Milk (3), Mustard (4), Soy (5), Tree nuts (6). May contain traces of other allergens. Packaged in a facility that packages gluten containing products.