Kaeng Masaman Thai Islamic Curry Beef

Method:

Heat the oil and fry the shallots and garlic till it is golden brown. Add the fried shallots and garlic to the other ingredients in the food processor and make into a paste.

Cut the meat into pieces and put them in a pan with the coconut milk. Add the peanuts and the fish sauce. Bring to boil, lower the heat and cook for approximately 1 hour till the meat is nearly done. Add the prepared paste, cloves, cinnamon and cardamom and cook till the meat is tender. Take out the meat and cook the sauce until it becomes thicken. Add the meat again and bring to taste with extra fish sauce, lemon juice and palm sugar. Heat a few minutes and serve with Thai pandan rice.