Savor a guilt-free "fakeaway" evening with this flavorful Beef and Potato Curry recipe that won't add to your daily intake count. Plus, you can still relish a couple of crispy poppadums without any concern about exceeding your limit.
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.
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, tells 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!!
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.
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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 BEEF AND POTATO STEW?
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Jug
- Santoku Knife (perfect knife for chopping veg)
- Chopping Board
- Large Casserole Pot
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Beef and Potato Curry
Savor a guilt-free "fakeaway" evening with this flavorful Beef and Potato Curry recipe that won't add to your daily intake count. Plus, you can still relish a couple of crispy poppadums without any concern about exceeding your limit.
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
- Spray a deep pot over a medium heat with spray oil
- Add the onion and fry till softened
- Add the garlic, ginger, cumin seeds and turmeric and fry for a further few mins.
- Add the coriander, cloves, chilli, cardamom pods, garam masala and chopped tomatoes along with the beef and stir till well coated.
- 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
- Add the potatoes for the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
- Once ready Add in the spinach and stir through.
- Season as needed with salt and black pepper
- Serve with your choice of sides.
Notes
Please see below for full nutritional info and additional details about recipe:
- Calories - scroll down to nutritional info box
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 329Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 3.3gCholesterol 105mgSodium 393mgCarbohydrates 33.3gFiber 6.7gSugar 13.3gProtein 32.3g
Irina says
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.
Jenny says
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.
Moira Fox says
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
Tina says
Do you put the meat in whole or cut it in cubes?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Tina, it is cut up
Lorraine says
Do we know how many calories are in this per portiin please? (If served without rice)
Many thanks
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Lorraine - the calories haven't been calculated for this one yet, I will get it updated as soon as possible. Thanks
Danielle Sweeney says
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!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
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.
Hannah says
Can this be done in a slow cooker?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Yes I think it will work fine in a slow cooker.
Heather says
I just wanted to check what kind of stock you use?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
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.
Vivienne Pennington says
Could you ,make this in the instant pot?
Katie Hall says
Hi - when do you add the green chilli? I just made this and knew I was missing something!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Thanks for spotting, you add it at the same time as the cardamom pods. I'll get that updated.
Steve Jones says
Hi. I know this is a silly question, but is it beef stock that needs to be used here?
Many Thanks!
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
yes you can use beef stock, but vegetable is fine too.
Karen says
Could you change the beef to chicken.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
yes you sure could, you may want to cook for a slightly less time though.
Janet says
I have ground cumin and cardamom. Could I use these instead of cumin seeds and cardamom pods?
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yep those should be fine.
Tracey says
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!
Rachael says
Hi, what can be used instead of Roma tomatoes?
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
you can use any tomatoes if you can't get roma. 🙂
Elizabeth Jackson says
This is a great recipe so simple yet so delicious
Wendy Goddard says
Made this for the first time tonight. Absolutely delicious. Highly recommended.