Instant Pot Beef Curry

Instant pot beef curry. Quick, easy, super flavorful and delicious beef curry made in an instant pot. Succulent beef pieces are simmered in rich aromatic sauce to create ultra delicious meal.

What makes a good curry sensational? Yes, obviously, the flavors. And what makes curry cooked in an instant pot so delicious? The flavors that are sealed in the pot to deliver maximum deliciousness.

The best part? This instant pot beef curry is the quickest and easiest way to make your favorite meal. Trust me, it tastes amazing without all the hard work of sautéing and waiting near the stove top. To be exact, it’s a “set and forget” recipe just like your favorite slow cooker meal.

It will only take 10 minutes to do the prep work and combine all the ingredients in the instant pot. All you need to do is turn on the pot and let it do the hard work for you. And while the delicious beef curry is simmering in instant pot, you can prepare a few side dishes to go with it.

Here are the step by step instructions to make this instant pot beef curry. I love the way this curry turns out to be so luscious and rich even without sautéing onions and other ingredients. And that’s why I’m obsessed with it.

All you need to do to make this instant pot beef curry is place all the ingredients in the instant pot and pressure cook for about 20 minutes. Make sure you check the manual before you turn on the instant pot. If the sauce is too thin, simmer the sauce over sauté mode.

Tender beef pieces in rich spicy sauce – this instant pot beef curry is incredibly delicious!

More Beef Curry Recipes:

• Beef Coconut Curry
• Beef Vindaloo
• Indian Beef Curry
• Beef Stroganoff
• Beef Korma
• Beef Madras

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Instant Pot Beef Curry

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Succulent beef curry made quick and easy in an instant pot!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup chopped onions
• 1-inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 large tomato, finely chopped
• 1 3-inch stick cinnamon or 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric (turmeric powder)
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander (coriander powder)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1 kg gravy or chuck steak (or braising steak), cut into 2.5 cm cubes
• Juice from 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup water
• Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves, for garnish
• Cooked basmati rice, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1. Place onions, ginger, garlic, tomato, ground turmeric, ground coriander, garam masala, red chili powder, beef, lemon juice and water in instant pot.
2. Season with salt.
3. Stir to combine.
4. Seal the instant pot lid.
5. Cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
6. Let the pressure release naturally.
7. Open the lid.
8. If the sauce is too thin, transfer beef to a bowl and then simmer the sauce on sauté mode until it has thickened.
9. Garnish with chopped (coriander leaves) cilantro if you like.

Notes

Serving suggestions:-

• Cooked rice (preferably basmati)
• Naan or roti

Variations:-

Replace beef with your favorite protein like shrimp (prawns), chicken, pork or lamb. But remember the cooking times may vary. For a vegetarian version, try chickpeas, tofu or cauliflower.

To make this beef curry over stove top, check out this Indian beef curry recipe.

Nutrition Information

Yield

4

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 863Total Fat 50gSaturated Fat 20gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 23gCholesterol 218mgSodium 220mgCarbohydrates 31gFiber 3gSugar 12gProtein 69g

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