How to Make Indian Balti Beef Cooking Asian Recipe Cuisine

India Balti Beef

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 4 Servings

2 tbsp ghee or vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

1 tsp grated fresh ginger

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp garlic puree

1 tbsp curry paste

1 cup beef stock

salt and ground black pepper

1.5 lb rib-eye steak, cut into small thin slices

8 oz small okra, trimmed

15 oz canned chickpeas, drained

9 oz fresh young English spinach

2 tsp garam masala

2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves

4 naan breads, for serving

Directions:

In a small pan, heat 1 tbsp ghee. Add onion and ginger and cook until onion is soft, 2-3 minutes. Add paprika and turmeric, cook for 1 minute then stir in garlic puree, curry paste, stock, salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil then simmer, uncovered, until liquid has been reduced to half, about 10 minutes.

In a large frying pan or wok, heat remaining ghee. Stir fry beef and okra for about 2 minutes to seal the meat. Add chickpeas, spinach, curry sauce and mix well.


Cook gently until spinach has wilted and chickpeas are heated through. Stir in garam masala and fenugreek leaves. Divide between four warmed serving dishes and eat with naan bread.

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For the adventurous palate, a great side dish that compliments this recipe is Jaew Bong.  Discover more about Jaew Bong, check out www.jaewbong.com.

Enjoy..

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