Meat and Grated Coconut Curry Recipe

Ingredients :

1 kg beef, cut into bite-size pieces

3 tablespoons oil

2 stalks lemon grass, bruised (white part only)

1/2 nutmeg

3 cloves

5 cm cinnamon stick

150 g shredded coconut, roasted and ground

1 liter coconut milk

2 tablespoons tamarind juice

Spices (ground)

2 tablespoons cilantro

1/2 tablespoon peppercorns

1 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon aniseed

100 g red chili peppers

8 shallots

1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped

1 tablespoon galangal, chopped

1 teaspoon salt

Method :

Heat a wok with oil and saute the ground spices, nutmeg, cloves, lemon grass and cinnamon until fragrant. Add the beef and stir. Then add the roasted coconut and coconut milk. Simmer and stir from time to time until the meat is tender and the gravy has thickened. Add the tamarind juice and lower the heat. Simmer for another 5 minutes and serve hot.