Sri Lankan Red Beef Curry

Curry Powder

• 30 g coriander seeds
• 30 g cumin seeds
• 2 Tbsp dried fennel seeds
• 40 g long grain rice
• 10 cardamom pods
• 5 cloves
• 10 dried curry leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick

Beef Curry

• 6 cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tsp ground fenugreek
• 12 cloves
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 onion, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves
• 20 g fresh root ginger, peeled, cut in round slices (2 mm)
• 1 stalk fresh lemon grass, white part only
• 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 12 dried curry leaves
• 50 g olive oil
  or 50 g ghee
• 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
• 1000 g braising steak, cubed (3 cm)
• 400 g coconut milk
• 2 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 Tbsp vinegar
• rice, steamed, for serving