Hanaakuri Beef Hiki Riha (Roasted Beef Dry Curry)

Roasted beef curries are cooked many ways in Maldives this is one of my version. This curry is dry with just the hint of gravy, yet it can be coupled with simple boiled rice,  roshi or naan or even bondibai.

Ingredients

For merinate

500grms tenderloin beef ( cut in to bite size)

2tsp pepper powder

2tsp dark soy sauce

For curry

1 big onion ( sliced)

12 curry leafs

Pandan leafs

3 dry chilly

2 dry bay leaf

4 cardomom pods

3 inch cinnamon stick

1tsp ginger garlic paste

2 tbs tomato paste

3tbs chicken curry powder

2 tbs roasted curry powder

1tbs coriander powder

½ cube beef stock

2 cups water

1/3 cup thick coconut milk or cooking cream

Salt

1/3 cup vegetable oil 

 Method:

1_ Marinate beef with all marinate ingredients for one hour’s

2_ In a wok or a sauce pan heat oil, add first eight ingredients from curry ingredients and sauté until fragrant.

3_ Add marinated beef and fry stirring constantly until beef is browned from all sides, now add tomato paste, chicken curry powder, coriander powder and roasted curry powder mix for two minutes add water and beef stock cube.  Cook for 10 minutes with the lid on and after that open the lid and let the curry cook until beef becomes tender and a very think gravy is formed.

4_ Mix coconut milk season with salt, Serve with rice, bondibai or roshi ….. enjoy!