Bonnie's Beef Curry

My sister in law Bonnie makes the tastiest Beef Curry. She's given me a few family secrets to cooking and making their taste buds happy.

Ingredients:

3 to 4 lbs of meat for stew- you can mix the meat and use beef short ribs and stew meat or chuck or leaner cuts.They should be cut into small pieces. Ask your butcher to cut the short ribs in half.
2 or 3 cloves of garlic
1 big onion
1 piece of fresh ginger -about an inch
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons coriander
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 bay leaf
1 or 2 cinnamon sticks
1/2 to 1 cup fat free plain yogurt

Directions:

In a food processor or blender and add the onion, garlic, ginger and blend until it's a mushy pulp.
Add the meat into a big bowl.
Add the spices.
Add the yogurt and mushy pulp mixture to the bowl of meat.
Let the meat marinate for 15 minutes in the bowl.
In a big pot -preferably one with more surface area - add your olive oil and heat on medium to high.
Add the meat mixture.
Turn the meat while it cooks on medium heat.
Cook the meat and let the water evaporate -until you see the oil rise from the bottom of the pot.
Then -add about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of water.
Add the bay leaf.
Add the cinnamon stick.
Add salt to your liking.
Cover and cook about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until fork tender.

Serve with Basmati or Jasmine rice, naan bread, dhal, spinach and your favorite chutney
Serves 4-6