Creamy beef curry and rice
This creamy beef curry with basmati rice is a warming main course where tender chunks of chuck steak simmer in a fragrant curry sauce enriched with pouring cream. The Thermomix TM7 grinds fresh ginger and garlic, chops the onions and stirs the sauce automatically, so the curry cooks gently without sticking while the rice steams to fluffy perfection alongside.
About this recipe
Creamy beef curry and rice is a classic comfort recipe, and the Thermomix TM7 turns it into a genuinely easy one-bowl job. Searching for a curry recipe for your all-in-one kitchen machine usually means juggling a frying pan, a saucepan for rice and constant stirring — here everything happens in a single mixing bowl. The TM7 chops the onions uniformly, grinds the fresh ginger and garlic cloves into a fragrant paste, and then simmers the chuck steak in a spiced sauce of curry powder and pouring cream while stirring by itself. Because the heating is precise, the cream never splits and the curry powder blooms without burning, giving a silky, mildly spiced sauce that clings to tender pieces of beef. Meanwhile the basmati rice cooks to separate, fluffy grains without a separate hob. This makes it an ideal quick weeknight dinner when you crave something warming but have no energy for hovering over the stove — the TM7 does the stirring, you do the eating.
Preparation tips
- Cut the beef chuck steak into even, bite-sized cubes so every piece becomes equally tender in the curry sauce; uneven chunks will cook at different rates and some may stay chewy while others fall apart.
- For a deeper flavour, let the curry rest for ten minutes after cooking before serving with the basmati rice — the cream sauce absorbs the ginger and curry powder notes and tastes noticeably rounder.
- Replace the pouring cream with coconut cream for a dairy-free version, and add a handful of frozen peas in the last minutes for extra colour and a subtle sweetness that children usually enjoy.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free version: swap the pouring cream and salted butter for coconut milk and a neutral oil, keeping the chuck steak and curry powder base — the sauce becomes slightly sweeter and just as silky.
- Festive version: add a spoonful of mango chutney and a pinch of garam masala with the curry powder, then finish the cream sauce with fresh coriander and toasted flaked almonds for a richer Christmas or dinner-party curry.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The TM7 weighing function lets you weigh the basmati rice and curry powder directly in the bowl for consistent seasoning every time. [Time Savings]
- Chopping the onions in the Thermomix takes seconds and delivers uniform pieces that soften evenly into the curry base without tears. [Multi-Function]
- Grinding fresh ginger and garlic cloves in the TM7 releases maximum aroma, forming a paste that infuses the beef sauce more deeply than jarred paste. [Multi-Function]
- Gentle steaming cooks the basmati rice to light, separate grains while the creamy curry simmers below, ready at the same moment. [Multi-Function]
- Precise heating keeps the pouring cream sauce at a steady simmer without catching, so the beef chuck turns spoon-tender hands-free. [Precision Control]
Ingredients
- basmati rice
- sea salt
- extra virgin olive oil
- salted butter
- brown onions
- garlic cloves
- piece fresh ginger
- fresh red chillies
- curry powder
- ground turmeric