What's Cookin' Sunday

I had intended to cook all 3 recipes of the tikka masala I had found that looked good to me, however, after running 20.5 miles today, I was tired and my feet hurt so I really didn't want to be in the kitchen, standing, for HOURS cooking 3 dishes.  So, I picked the one with the least amount of prep and made that one.  I'll make the other 2 in subsequent weeks, so don't worry!  So, here we go with:

the tikka masala sauce

the beef with curry powder browning

everything added together for beef tikka masala!

CURRY STAND BEEF TIKKA MASALA 

Ingredients:
• 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 (14 oz) can no salt added tomato sauce
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tbsp stevia baking blend
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• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb stew beef, cut into bite size pieces
• 1/2 tsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste (optional)
• 1 tsp stevia baking blend, or to taste (optional)

Directions:
• heat ghee in a large skillet over medium heat and cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes.  stir in garlic; cook an stir just until fragrant, about 1 minute.  stir cumin, 1 tsp salt, ginger, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and turmeric into the onion mixture; fry until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• stir tomato sauce into the onion and spice mixture, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low.  simmer sauce for 10 minutes, then mix in cream, paprika, and 1 tbsp stevia baking blend.  bring sauce back to a simmer and cook, stirring often, until sauce is thickened, 10-15 minutes.
• heat oil in a separate skillet over medium heat.  stir beef into the hot oil sprinkle with curry powder, and sear until lightly browned but still pink inside, about 3 minutes; stir often.  transfer beef and any pan juices into the sauce.  simmer beef in sauce until no longer pink, about 30 minutes; adjust salt and stevia to taste.

Also, as a side note, this is not a dish you would ever find in India.  Why?  Because Hindis don't eat beef because cows are sacred creatures.  Honestly, I prefer lamb, but it's so pricey and I just didn't want to spend the money on it right now.  Also, this particular recipe did originally call for chicken, but while I like chicken, I'm not a huge fan of it cubed in a sauce.