Beef Curry with a Lime and Ginger Raita
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 i.e. 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
- 591 kcals per portion (inclusive of rice)
- Allergies – Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 400g fillet beef cut into strips
- Olive oil for frying
- 3 x beef tomato’s
- 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 (see method below)
- Fresh coriander chopped
- Sea salt and black 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
- 200g basmati rice
- 400ml water
- 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 rice in cold water and you do not need a lid
Lime and Ginger Raita
- 200g basmati rice
- 400ml water
- 100g Greek yogurt
- Juice & zest of one lime
- 1 x tsp ginger puree
- Chopped coriander
- Salt and pepper
Place all your ingredients in a bowl and mix.