Cycle 4 – Item 238

31 (Sat) August 2013

Kerala Masala Beef & Beans with Tomato Basmati Rice

2.5

by me

at home

-Oksu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

solo

This started out as a Tex-Mex chili, with ground beef and kidney beans and tomatoes and chilies and such, but it ended up as Sri-Lankan chunky curry, with a “Kerala Masala” mix + curry leaves + cardamom pods + lemon grass.  The rice was steamed in the drained juice from the can of stewed tomatoes.  The dish doesn’t really qualify as bona fide Sri Lankan – in fact, it tasted/felt somewhat Mexican – but I like to categorize based on the primary seasoning involved.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)