Fragrant Beef Curry With Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs well-trimmed bonless beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch pieces
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large onions, sliced
6 whole cloves
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cinnamon sticks
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 large tomatoes, quartered
3 tablespoons major grey chutney
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in large pot until hot.
Working in batches, brown beef on all sides.
Drain and transfer to plate.
Heat remaining tablespoon oil in same pot over medium-high heat.
Add onions and saute until tender and golden brown.
Return beef to pot.
Add cloves, garlic,cinnamon sticks, bay leaf and dried red pepper; stir 1 minute.
Stir in milk, tomatoes, chutney, lemon juice, ginger,curry powder and salt; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Cover,and simmer until beef is tender, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Remove meat to platter; cover and keep warm.
Thicken juices in pot; return meat and heat through.
Serve hot over cooked rice.