Recipe of the week: Beef Curry a la Taiko Tari's Mamma

Now this one is for you, Montchan!


some ground beef (about 250 gr)
pearl onion/shallot (about 5 cloves, if not available, substitute with onion, obviously not 5, but about 1 tbsp)
garlic (about 3 cloves)
candlenut (about 3 nuts)
lemongrass (2 sticks)
salt (to taste)
potatoes, cubed (about 2 medium sized potatoes)
red chillis (your preference, I always put about 5)
coconut milk (about 1 can)
vegetable oil (about 2 tbsp)


1. Season beef with ground pearl onion, garlic and salt and then ball the ground beef, size depends on however you wish, but we like to make it the size of a teaspoon

2. Boil the balled beef until the meat is cooked

3. Flash fry the potatoes, put aside

4. Ground together some pearl onion, garlic, candlenut,and salt, stir fry it in the vegetable oil together with some red chilis and lemon grass

5. Put in the boiled balled beef and the flash fried potato, stir fry together with the spices - add some of the beef broth from boiling the meat in number 1

6. Add the coconut milk, bring everything to a boil, let it simmer for 10 minutes.

Note: Everytime I asked my mamma about the measurement, she will always say, "I don't know, just taste it first, if you need more then add to it, if you put too much in, you can always soften it with more coconut milk."

This is pretty easy. Good luck and Bon Appétit!