Thai Beef Massaman Curry

Massaman curry is a Thai curry recipe can be made with beef, duck, chicken or tofu. In this healthy recipe version, fatty ingredients such as coconut milk have been substituted with healthy alternatives such as evaporated milk.

As with other Thai curry recipes, the curry paste can be made fresh from scratch, or purchased ready made from any Asian supermarket. If you feel like it, and have half an hour, then see the recipe below for a good massaman curry paste.

Note: Nutritional values are provided per serving. Fat values refer to Saturated Fat. Points values refer to the Weight Watchers point system

	Serves:	4
	Prep Time:	30 minutes
	Cook Time:	1 hr 30 minutes
	Calories:	500
	Sat Fat:	5g
	Points:	10

Method

1. Fry onions in a pot with the oil until brown.
2. Add the meat and salt and cook until meat is browned.
3. Add massaman curry paste and 1/2 can of evaporated milk and cook for 5 minutes on low heat.
4. Add stock, remaining evaporated milk, cinnamon sticks and bay leaves and cook for 1 hour.
5. Add kumara, tamarind, fish sauce, and palm sugar and cook till meat and kumara is tender. (Add a little water if needed.
6. Garnish with peanuts and spring onions, and serve with rice.

Massaman Curry Paste

Ingredients

2 teaspoons ground cumin seeds

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cardamon seeds

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

2 sticks lemongrass (inner white part only), finely sliced

6 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

1 large onion, peeled and chopped

4 cm piece ginger, peeled and chopped

1 tbsp shrimp paste

10 large dried chillies, soaked in warm water (remove seeds if you do not want a very hot curry)

Method

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