Massaman Beef

Masaman Beef

Massaman Beef Curry is a Thai Muslim curry which has flavours reminiscent of Indian curries. This curry is easy to prepare but needs slow gentle cooking. The part of the dish that does take time to prepare is the curry paste but once you have made it it will last for up to 3 months in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If you starting from scratch you may wish to make the curry paste while the first stage of the curry is cooking

Beef Masaman Main Ingredient
Beef 1,000 g.
Masaman chilli paste 320 g.
Coconut milk 2,400 g.
Coconut cream 200 g.
Cardamom 10 ลูก
Bay leaf 9 ใบ
Potato 600 g.
Cinnamon 3 g.
หัวหอมแขก 600 g.
ถั่งลิสงคั่ว 80 g.
Palm sugar 280 g.
Fish sauce 220 g.
Tamarind juice 200 g.

Masaman chilli paste Ingredient
Dried chilli 25 g.
Shallot 120 g.
Garlic 60 g.
Lemon grass 15 g.
Galangal 5 g.
Cinnamon 2 g.
Coriander seed 10 g.
Cumin 5 g.
Clove 2 g.
ลูกจันทร์ 5 g.

ลูกกระวาน 1 g.
Clove 1 g.
Pepper 3 g.
Ginger 10 g.
Roasted peanut 10 g.
Shrimp paste 10 g.
Salt 10 g.
Vegetable Oil 200 g.
* 30 grams = 1oz. , 1kilogram = 2.24 lbs.

* Serve size 10 persons
 
Cooking Method
•Roast chilli paste mixture until fragrant
•Pound thoroughly and fry with oil
•Cut up the beef
•Simmer the meat in the coconut milk until tender, use low heat
•Add chilli paste, potatoes, shallots, cinnamon, roasted peanut, cardamom and bay leaf
•Season with palm sugar, fish sauce and tamarind juice
•Add coconut cream, heat until boiling
*Tamarind Water: Place a teaspoon of tamarind paste (available from most East Asian grocers) in a container and pour over 2-3 tbsp of boiling water and leave it to stand for 15 minutes. Strain the water and press out any extra juice from the tamarind.

Masaman Beef

Nutrition Fact
Energy(kCal.) 187.33   Protein(g.) 6.7
Fat(g.) 12.09                Carbohydrate(g.) 12.93
Fiber(g.) 1.6                 Calcium(mg.) 22.46
Iron(mg.) 1.06

Strong point of Beef Masaman
Protein amount is similar to Kaeng Khiao Wan and Tom Kha Kai. High fat, high calories. Fibers from the chilli paste.
Medicinal Benefits
•Cinnamon : Carminative, relief nausia, vomit
•หัวหอมแขก : Relief cold, catarrh
•Tamarind juice : Laxative
•Cumin : Carminative, digestive
•Clove : Stomachic
•Pepper : Peptic, carminative, cooling
•Ginger : Reduce cholesterol, carminative, expectorant
•ลูกจันทร์ : Relief fever, nourish liver and lung, reduce cholesterol
•ลูกกระวาน : Carminative