Bangladesh

Beef Bhuna

Name: Beef Bhuna
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Bangladesh
Ingredients: 700 g Beef (cubed); 3 Onions; 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; spices Turmeric, cumin, coriander; 1 tsp each Garam masala & chilli powder; whole spices Cinnamon, cardamom, bay; to garnish Green chilli & fresh coriander

Bengali dark, dry beef curry

Beef bhuna is a Bengali curry in which the meat is slowly “bhuna-ed” - dry-fried - in its own spices.

The long frying turns the masala deep-dark and intense; the beef absorbs the full aroma of the spices.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Beef (cubed)700 g
Onions3
Ginger-garlic paste2 tbsp
Turmeric, cumin, corianderspices
Garam masala & chilli powder1 tsp each
Cinnamon, cardamom, baywhole spices
Green chilli & fresh corianderto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry the onions deep golden in oil.
Add ginger-garlic and whole spices.
Stir in beef and ground spices, sear vigorously.
Braise slowly with a little water, repeatedly “bhuna-ing”.
Reduce until the sauce clings dark and thick, garnish.

Make it original

Garam masala and whole spices for beef bhuna are in the Asia Boutique.

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