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Curried Beef And Bananas Recipe
This is an exotic dish from Africa, full of local spices and flavours. It may take some time and effort to put this dish together for your family, but with some love applied to your work, I'm sure your family will be very happy with the results.
Plus it's great to have such a different option at the dinner table for your family rather than the usual fare of meat and three veg!
Ingredients for Curried Beef and Bananas Recipe
2 tb Vegetable oil
1 Onion; chopped
1 lb Sirloin steak (or substitute chicken); diced
3 Small; hot green chiles, such as Serranos; seeds and stems removed; chopped
Salt to taste
1 tb Malawi curry powder (see recipe)
1 ts Freshly ground cloves
3 lg Tomatoes; chopped
3 c Water
4 Unripe bananas; quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch slices
This Tanzanian specialty has the tantalizing aroma of cloves in addition to the curry spices. Make certain that you select green bananas for this dish, or your curry will be overly mushy. Chicken may be substituted for the beef and the cooking time reduced to a total of 40 minutes.
Heat the oil in a skillet and saute the onion until it is light brown, about 5 minutes. Add the steak and saute for 1 minute, then add the chiles, salt, Malawi Curry Powder, and cloves.
Saute for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the tomatoes and the water and simmer, uncovered, for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce should be reduced considerably. Add the bananas and cook until both the meat and the bananas are tender, 20 minutes or more. Serve with white rice, sliced tomatoes, and curry condiments.
Malawi Curry Powder - Ingredients
10 small dried hot red chiles, such as Piquins or Santakas, seeds and stems removed
3tbl Coriander seeds
1tbl Whole black peppercorns
3tbl Poppy seeds
2tsp Mustard seeds
1tbl Cumin seeds
1tbl Ground turmeric
10 Whole cloves
2tsp Ground Cinnamon
Malawi Curry Powder - Method
Combine all the ingredients in a spice mill and process to a fine powder. Store it in an airtight jar to keep for later use. Yield: About 3/4 cup.
"This blend is the hottest curry powder we found in Africa, although some pastes like harrisa and berbere might top it on the heat scale. Traditionally in Malawi, spices are sun-dried before being ground and are not toasted. Of course the hot sun in Africa helps with this, so you can always toast the spices to help create the right effect. Note the large amount of cloves in this recipe, a possible influence from nearby Madagascar, a clove-growing island."
About the Author Mick Reade has been working as a chef in Australia for over 10 years, in a variety of different types of kitchens all across the country, and now helps teach others how easy it can be to cook healthy delicious food. For a free cookbook, check out http://www.alleasyfoodrecipes.com
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