Sibu Tales : Home Made Beef Curry

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It was not easy for many Foochow families to cook good beef curry. Firstly it was not easy to buy good beef. Secondly many Foochows don't eat beef also.

• When roti canai first came to Sibu in the 1980's the Foochows found it very interesting but did not really go for it.
• However my mother, as she likes food made from flour loved the roti canai and would often get my sisters to buy for her or go to the shops to enjoy some roti.
• sometimes they would buy a few pieces home and my mother would cook curry.
• A good recipe is the following (to make a good thick curry
• 1.5 kg good beef - cut into cubes
• Toast the following in a  hot pan first and then pound or blend finely.
  1. 2 tsp cumin seeds or more
  2. l tsp coriander or more 
  3. some cardamon seeds
  
  
  Other ingredients
  1 onion, finely chopped
  5 cloves garlic, mined
  4 green chillies, finely sliced
  6 dried red chillies, soaked and then pounded
  one thumb sized ginger, pounded
  one thumb sized fresh tumeric, pounded
  
  
  other spices
  2 whole cloves
  2 cinnamon sticks (about 2 inches each)
  
  
  2 cups freshly squeezed coconut milk (thick)
  optional : 3 large potatoes, cubed
  
  
  2 Tbs cooking oil