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Beef Masala Recipe

Traditional style beef masala curry recipe enveloped with rich gravy is the real comfort food to serve with naan bread and rice. Tender and juicy beef chunks cooked on slow heat with Indian spices, garam masala, yogurt, and tomatoes make a perfect taste for a family dinner.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: beef masala, beef masala curry
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Author: Hinz

Ingredients

  • 500 g Beef Boti
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • ½ Cup Onion Ginger & Garlic Chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • ½ cup Yogurt
  • 1 Cup Tomato Cubes
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 4 Chilies Thick (Jalapeno style)

Instructions

Stove Top Cooking on Slow Heat

  • In a pan, heat up oil and saute finely chopped onion, ginger, and garlic on medium flame.
  • As the onion starts to change color to pink, add beef and cook on high heat. Keep stirring until the beef starts to change color. This step will take 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add all the spices and cook again on high heat to get rid of spice rawness.
  • Mix the curry well during this process.
  • Now add yogurt and tomatoes and cook on high heat until it shows a form of curry.
  • Keep stirring the curry during this process.
  • As the tomatoes are mixed with curry and show a homogenous texture then add water and mix well.
  • Cover and cook the curry for 40 to 45 minutes on slow heat.
  • After cooking on slow heat, mix the curry and add green chilies.
  • Give it a good mix! Curry with green chilies and cover again for 5 to 10 minutes to penetrate the flavor of chilies in curry.

How to Cook Beef Masala in Instant Pot

  • Switch on the Instant pot and at Saute mode, heat up oil and add chopped onion, garlic and ginger and cook until it changes color to pink.
  • Add beef and cook for few minutes until the meat changes its color. Also, add spices and give it a good mix. Cook for 1 minute to get rid the spice rawness.
  • Now add yogurt and tomato cubes and cook until the yogurt and tomato properly mix with curry.
  • Add 1 glass of water and cover the instant pot and Pressure cook for 25 minutes.
  • After 25 minutes, unlock the vent to release pressure. It will take 10 to 15 minutes and then remove the lid and give it a good mix.
    Now turn on saute mode and add chilies and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

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Notes

  • Take good quality beef to make curry. Touch the meat, if it shows a firm texture then it's good. 
  • Small pieces of beef chuck (shoulder cut) with bone make a perfect flavor in curry.
  • You can also add different veggies to cook with this curry. 
  • Always cook on slow heat to get a consistent, smooth, and thick curry.