Ingredients
Kofta is a Middle Eastern dish which is usually made with either lamb or beef. In this recipe. I will be using some fillet beef. Not all curries have to cook for hours and hours, this is fast, tasty and easy to do! For the beef, I would recommend using a prime cut of beef ie fillet or sirloin as they are the most tender when cooking a fast dish. Pre-adding the spices to the meat will give it a deeper and more complex flavour but if you don't have the time don’t worry, it is just an extra step in building the flavour!
Serves 4
Cost per portion: €3.05
Calories per portion: 591(inclusive of the rice)
Allergies: Gluten free
- 400g fillet beef cut into strips
- Olive oil for frying
- 3 x beef tomatoes
- 1 x inch ginger
- 3 x cloves garlic slice
- 1 x red chilli, diced
- 4 x lime leaves
- 1 x red pepper diced
- 400ml light coconut milk
- 2 x tsp turmeric
- 2 x tsp garam masala
- 1 x white onion diced
- 60g red curry paste
- 50g roasted peanuts
- Lime wedges to garnish
- 200g basmati rice
- Fresh coriander, chopped
- Sea salt and black pepper
Basmati rice
- 200g basmati rice
- 400ml water
Lime & ginger raita
- 100g Greek yogurt
- Juice & zest of one lime
- 1 x tsp ginger puree
- Chopped coriander
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Heat a large pan and add your tsp of oil
- Separate your beef strips and season on a plate.
- Add your beef to the pan and do not shake the pan, leave the beef cook without agitation for one minute on each side
- Add in your garlic, chilli, ginger, onion and stir in.
- Add in your spices and lightly fry
- Add in your coconut milk and red curry paste and simmer for 7 minutes.
- Garnish with your chopped coriander, crunchy peanuts and lime wedge.
- Serve with basmati rice
Basmati rice
- Rinse your basmati rice
- Add your water and rice together in a relative sized pot ( not too big and not too small )
- Bring to the boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes. Always start the rice in cold water and you do not need a lid.
Lime & ginger raita
- Place all your ingredients in a bowl and mix
