Curried Beef, Katmandu Style (Nepal) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs beef stew meat
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup oil
2 large onions, peeled and sliced
1 medium tart apple, pared, cored, chopped
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 cups beef bouillon
2 tablespoons tomato puree or 2 tablespoons condensed tomato soup
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup nuts, crushed, for garnish
1/2 cup coconut, for garnish
1/2 cup raisins, for garnish

Preparation

Remove all fat from the meat.
Dredge meat with flour.
Heat oil in large frying pan which is deep or use a Dutch oven.
Saute onions and garlic in oil until the onions are transparent.
Add meat, apple, seasonings, bouillon, tomato puree.
Cover and let simmer 1-2 hours, or until meat is tender; if necessary add more bouillon stock.
Skim off excess fat.
Serve over rice with crushed nuts, coconut and raisins on the side.