Sri Lanka Beef Smore Stew

Ingredients

 * 675 g beef
 * 25 g onion
 * 3 garlic cloves
 * 25 g ginger
 * 2 tomatoes
 * 4 clove
 * 4 cardamom
 * 250 ml coconut milk, thin
 * 2 cg cinnamon stick
 * 25 g curry powder
 * ½ tsp fenugreek
 * ½ lemon grass stem
 * curry leaf sprigs
 * ½ tsp fennel
 * 25 g coriander
 * 1 tsp chile powder
 * 2 tsp paprika
 * 25 ml vinegar
 * 250 ml coconut milk, thick
 * 125 ml oil

Directions

 * 1) Wash the meat and prick it all over with a skewer or fork.
 * 2) Chop the onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes.
 * 3) Crush the cloves and cardamoms.
 * 4) Place the meat in a pan and pour the thin coconut milk over the top of it.
 * 5) Add the onion, garlic, ginger, tomato, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon stick, curry powder, fenugreek, lemon grass, fennel powder, coriander powder, chile powder, paprika powder and vinegar.
 * 6) Mix spices into meat and milk and bring to the boil.
 * 7) Simmer gently until the meat is tender, approximately 1 hour.
 * 8) Pour in the coconut milk, thick and cook for a further 15 minutes.
 * 9) Pour the gravy into a bowl.
 * 10) Add the oil to the pan and fry the meat until browned.
 * 11) Pour the gravy back into the pan, bring back to the boil, then discard the cinnamon stick.
 * 12) Remove the meat to a carving board, cut into slices and serve with the gravy.