Beef and Yoghurt

Description
A dry curry. A good, solid red wine or a cold beer would be good with this dish.

Ingredients

 * 500 g steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
 * 1½ teaspoons salt
 * 1¼ cups natural yoghurt
 * 60 g ghee, butter, or margarine
 * 2 large onions, finely sliced
 * 3 dessertspoons grated fresh ginger
 * 4 cloves garlic, crushed
 * 2 teaspoons ground coriander
 * 1 teaspoon garam masala
 * ½ teaspoon chilli powder
 * 2 teaspoons ground paprika
 * ½ teaspoon ground cumin
 * 2 teaspoons turmeric

Directions

 * 1) Put the meat into a bowl and sprinkle it with the salt; rub it in well.
 * 2) Pour the yoghurt over the meat, cover it, and let it marinate for 24 hours, stirring it occasionally.
 * 3) Heat the ghee in a heavy pan and gently fry the onions, garlic and ginger until tender and golden.
 * 4) Add the other spices, stir, and cook gently for about 10 minutes until well mixed and cooked.
 * 5) Add the meat and yoghurt mixture, mix everything well, and cook gently for about 1½ hours, or until the meat is tender.
 * 6) If it is too moist for your liking, leave it uncovered for some of the cooking time.
 * 7) I serve this with plain, boiled rice as there are enough spices in the meat mixture to flavour the rice.
 * 8) Pickled limes, served as a sambal, add a delicious piquancy to this dish.