Meat and spinach curry

Description:
A very tasty curry to make in advance of hosting a party and can be kept warm while entertaining.

Main ingredients:
Beef, Vegetables, Rice, Lamb, Oil, Spice, Garlic, Ginger

Ingredients:
100ml vegetable oil
1.2kg stewing lamb or beef
400g spinach
2 large onions, roughly chopped
Large piece fresh ginger, peeled
6 cloves garlic
A few cinnamon sticks
2 tsp cloves
2 tbsp mild curry powder
2 tsp ground cumin
4 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 large tomatoes, chopped roughly
Rice to serve

Method:
Use a food processor to blitz the onion, ginger and garlic to make a paste.
Place a large casserole dish over a medium heat then add in the oil.
Fry the whole spices for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the paste to the dish, stirring frequently for 3-4 minutes until it starts to turn golden in colour.
Add the tomatoes to the dish and cook for a few minutes further, stirring.
Add the stewing meat then sprinkle over the spices and a little salt and pepper then stir well.
Add enough water to cover the meat, then bring the mixture to a simmer.
Reduce the heat to lowest simmer, cover the dish with either a lid or kitchen foil and cook for 2 hours stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender and breaks apart easily when testing with a fork.
Remove from the heat and stir through the spinach until it wilts.
Adjust the seasoning to taste.
Serve with rice when ready.

Serves: 10
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 85 minutes
Recipe Type: Entertaining, Curry, Batch Cooking
Level of Difficulty: Easy