Well! What a break between drinks! Actually. There’s been very little break between drinks for me with the long (3 months!) summer break here in the Middle Eastbeing a very sociable time with lots of travel for my fami. Not sure how many miles, but many. To Australia and back, and then France and back, and I have thought about you all on the way. Thanks for still following me and checking up to see if I’ve had any new posts. I’ll try to be a little more organised and post more frequently, this means remembering to take photos of what I make

One of my favourite meals that I can prepare and leave to cook all day until dinner time is a yummy beef curry. This version is a clean creamy beef curry, you can google this receipe on the thermomix page, but I add more spices and instead of doing the entire cook in the thermomix I use my slow cooker. As easy and clean as a thermomix makes a curry, the hours before dinner time are full of homework, after school activities and play dates, so with a bit of organisation I make this in the morning (before or after school drop off) and leave it on low until dinner time. Depending on how much meat you use and the heat settings of your slow cooker you can turn it off an hour before dinner and leave it until it’s time to serve the hungry hoardes. In the winter months leftovers go great in a little thermos for the kid’s school lunch. We have this with some thick yoghurt and rice. You could also serve this with a light coleslaw, some chutney or lime pickle, Indian breads or cauliflower rice. 

This is warming and delicious and nourishing. The spices and the slow cooking make this an easy, loving meal to prepare for your family and friends

Hope you have enjoyed this loving, easy food

YUMMY BEEF CURRY

1kg cubed beef (I don’t know the cut of the cubed beef as they are called different things here)

2 large potatoes, cubed

45g coconut oil

2 brown onions

2cm fresh ginger

4 cloves of peeled garlic

1cm of fresh turmeric (use 1Tbsp powder if you don’t have fresh)

1 red chilli 

3Tbsp curry powder (I use a mild powder low on chilli)

1Tbsp ground cumin

1tsp ground cardamom

1Tbsp apple cider vinegar

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

1Tbsp honey

400g tin of coconut cream

2Tbsp vegetable stock paste

Put garlic, chilli, ginger and turmeric (fresh) in the mixing bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 8

Add the onions, chop for 5 seconds on speed 8

If you aren’t using a thermomix then finely chops the garlic, ginger, turmeric, chilli and onions

Add the coconut oil to the thermomix bowl and cook for 3min/100degrees/speed 1. If not using a thermomix sauté in a pot until the onion is soft

Add the curry powder, turmeric (if you are using powder), cardamom and cumin and sauté for 3min/100degrees/speed1, or add to the pot and sauté

Add the honey and  vinegar and mix 5sec/speed 3

Add the tinned tomatoes, stock paste and coconut cream, cook for 3min/100degrees/speed 1

In your slow cooker place the beef cubes and potato cubes and add the curry sauce you have just created in your thermomix

Leave to cook on low for 8 hours

Serve with yoghurt and rice and enjoy