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Syn Free Beef and Potato Curry

July 21, 2016 23 Comments

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Enjoy a fakeaway night, with this delicious and Syn Free Beef and Potato Curry, leaving you plenty of syns to enjoy a couple of poppadums.

Syn Free beef and potato curry in casserole pot with wooden spoon

Gotta love a good ole simple curry and this one doesn’t disappoint in flavour.

I love curries of any kind and eat one at least once a week, each time vary them up by using different meats, adding different vegetables and using a different blend of spices.

I had taken some beef out of the freezer to defrost, not entirely sure what I was going to make with it, and well curry just seemed like a perfect choice.

close up of beef and potato curry in casserole pot

The amount of beef wasn’t really enough for the whole family, so I added in a few baby yellow potatoes, to bulk it out and oh my what a delicious combination, the potatoes really absorb all that flavour and are a perfect addition when you don’t have enough meat to serve the whole family.

My very close friend who’s family are North Indian, tell’s me that adding potatoes to a curry is a very British thing to do and not something that Indian’s really do.  Although she often adds some potatoes to her curries and really enjoys them too.

You could actually make a really good vegetarian curry with just potatoes and other vegetables, cauliflower would be amazing!!

beef and potato curry in casserole pot

The spinach was a last minute addition, as I had some that needed using up, and it’s a perfect way to add some speed to a dish like this Beef and Potato Curry.

Love a  little mint yoghurt for adding to the top? just mix a bit of fresh mint into some plain fat-free yoghurt, with a little lemon juice and, sukrin: 1  (or other sweeteners of choice) to sweeten and then a pinch of salt. So easy to make and yummy for dollop on the top of your curry.

What about poppadums? These Patak’s Poppadums are ones you can add to the microwave. I just spray with a little spray oil, place on a bit of kitchen paper and cook in the microwave as directed. The packaging tells you to brush with oil, but spray oil works perfectly. They are a great addition to any curry.

beef and potato curry in dish with rice in background


Looking for some other delicious curry recipes to enjoy? Check out these:

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  • Coconut Chicken and Sweet Potato Curry
  • Syn Free Chicken, Sweet Potato and Lentil Curry
  • Lamb and Vegetable Curry
  • Low Syn Lentil Curry
  • Syn Free Keema Curry
  • Fruity Chicken Curry
  • Roasted Butternut Squash and Lentil Curry
  • Chicken and Cauliflower Curry
  • Chicken and Eggplant Curry

or check out my FULL RECIPE INDEX for over 500+ delicious Slimming World recipes

close up of beef and potato curry in dish

This Beef and Potato Curry is a perfect one for freezing too if you have leftovers. Gotta love meals that are good for freezing, right? Just fully defrost and then place in a pan over a low heat till heated through or reheat in a microwave.

WHAT KITCHEN ITEMS DO I NEED TO MAKE THIS SYN FREE BEEF AND POTATO STEW?

  • Kitchen Scales
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Measuring Jug
  • Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
  • Chopping Board
  • Large Casserole Pot

close up of beef and potato curry in dish


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Syn Free Beef and Potato Curry

Syn Free Beef and Potato Curry

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes

Enjoy a fakeaway night, with this delicious and Syn Free Beef and Potato Curry, leaving you plenty of syns to enjoy a couple of poppadums.

Ingredients

  • 500g/17.5oz of stewing beef, raw
  • 400g/14oz of baby potatoes​, halved
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 2 tsp of grated ginger
  • 1 tsp of turmeric
  • 1 tbs of cumin seeds
  • 1 tbs of ground coriander
  • 1 tsp of garam masala
  • 1 green chilli, chopped
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 Roma​ tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup/240ml of passata
  • 1.5 cups/360ml of beef stock (or can use water)
  • few handfuls of chopped spinach
  • spray oil
  • salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Spray a deep pot over a medium heat with spray oil
  2. Add the onion and fry till softened
  3. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin seeds and turmeric and fry for a further few mins.
  4. Add the coriander, cloves, chilli, cardamom pods, garam masala and chopped tomatoes along with the beef and stir till well coated.
  5. Add in the stock and passata, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and then cover and simmer for 1 hour 30 mins. Check half way through, to see if needs a little more stock
  6. Add the potatoes for the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
  7. Once ready Add in the spinach and stir through.
  8. Season as needed with salt and black pepper
  9. Serve with your choice of sides.

Notes

This recipe is gluten free, dairy free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly

  • Extra Easy - Syn Free per serving
  • WW Smart Points - 6 per serving

*suitable for freezing

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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 329Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 3.3gCholesterol 105mgSodium 393mgCarbohydrates 33.3gFiber 6.7gSugar 13.3gProtein 32.3g

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Comments

  1. Irina

    December 22, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    This recipe is great. When I do SP days I substitute potatoes with red chilli ,but the taste is wonderful anyway. My husband and his friends are curry “experts” :),they approved this recipe.!!thank you.

  2. Jenny

    March 9, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    great recipe I have just been told to lower cholesteral so this recipe came up on my “low cholesteral recipe” search – the family never noticed so thank you so much.

  3. Moira Fox

    August 27, 2017 at 8:04 am

    We had this for dinner today. Absolutely lovely. I made it because I had potato that needed to be used and am so pleased I did. Going to freeze the left overs for OH to take to work at some point

  4. Tina

    August 28, 2017 at 9:18 am

    Do you put the meat in whole or cut it in cubes?

  5. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    August 30, 2017 at 8:56 am

    Hi Tina, it is cut up

  6. Lorraine

    January 17, 2018 at 6:27 am

    Do we know how many calories are in this per portiin please? (If served without rice)
    Many thanks

  7. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    January 20, 2018 at 10:50 pm

    Hi Lorraine – the calories haven’t been calculated for this one yet, I will get it updated as soon as possible. Thanks

  8. Danielle Sweeney

    February 7, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    Amazing!! Made other curries before that I wasn’t too keen on, but this is definitely a favourite of mine now!! Sooooo good!! Can’t wait to try other recipes!

  9. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    February 7, 2018 at 9:44 pm

    I am glad you enjoyed this Danielle. I love Indian food, so it’s important to get my recipes as authentic as possible, so I can enjoy them at home for less syns than having a take away. Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  10. Hannah

    February 9, 2018 at 7:19 am

    Can this be done in a slow cooker?

  11. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    February 10, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    Yes I think it will work fine in a slow cooker.

  12. Heather

    February 20, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    I just wanted to check what kind of stock you use?

  13. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    February 20, 2018 at 10:03 pm

    Hi Heather, I either use homemade or I buy cartons of fat free broth which is free. But any broth/stock is fine. Just check the instructions if using cubes/powder etc so that you get the correct ratio for mls you need.

  14. Vivienne Pennington

    February 24, 2018 at 8:10 am

    Could you ,make this in the instant pot?

  15. Katie Hall

    May 10, 2018 at 12:48 pm

    Hi – when do you add the green chilli? I just made this and knew I was missing something!

  16. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    May 10, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    Thanks for spotting, you add it at the same time as the cardamom pods. I’ll get that updated.

  17. Steve Jones

    July 30, 2018 at 4:55 pm

    Hi. I know this is a silly question, but is it beef stock that needs to be used here?
    Many Thanks!

  18. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    July 30, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    yes you can use beef stock, but vegetable is fine too.

  19. Karen

    January 22, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    Could you change the beef to chicken.

  20. Shevy (Slimming Eats)

    February 6, 2019 at 10:31 pm

    yes you sure could, you may want to cook for a slightly less time though.

  21. Janet

    August 9, 2020 at 10:58 pm

    I have ground cumin and cardamom. Could I use these instead of cumin seeds and cardamom pods?

  22. Siobhan (Slimming Eats)

    August 14, 2020 at 10:36 am

    yep those should be fine.

  23. Tracey

    August 21, 2020 at 12:34 pm

    This is BEST curry …. I’ve struggled to find a low syn beef curry I like but this is amazing and syn free. Thank you Siobhan!

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