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This Slow Cooker Beef Curry is everything you could possibly want from a dinner recipe! A naturally gluten free curry with melt-in-the-mouth beef pieces and a creamy tomato and yoghurt sauce with warming spices. It’s perfectly spicy without being overpowering and great for cooking batch cooking and freezing.
I love making beef curry in the slow cooker – it’s the kind of dish that is so much better for being given hours to slowly stew away.
This gluten free, slow cooker beef curry is spiced with garlic, ginger, cardamom, red chilli, curry powder and garam masala for a flavour-filled dish.
It is perfect served up with pilau rice and gluten free naan bread, and equally as good for batch cooking and freezing as part of your meal prep.
Leaning how to cook beef curry in the slow cooker is *super* easy and it means you can chuck everything in the pan in the morning, then leave it all day.
If you’re already a fan of my Slow Cooker Chicken Curry or my Chickpea and Potato Curry then you have to give this gluten free beef curry recipe a try!
Slow cooked beef curry is just one example of how GOOD beef is in the Crock Pot. You’ll also love my Slow Cooker Beef Stew and my Slow Cooker Beef Goulash too!
Ingredients
There’s a printable recipe card for this Slow Cooker Beef Curry recipe below. But for the shopping list here are the main ingredients you’ll need.
- Beef: I love using beef shin in the slow cooker as it’s perfect for this method of cooking. Chuck steak and beef skirt also works really well. Generally leaner cuts of beef don’t work as well as they can go tough when slow cooked.
- Onion: A brown or red onion will both work.
- Garlic: I use chopped garlic, but you can also use garlic paste or fresh minced garlic.
- Ginger: I use chopped ginger or ginger paste. Or finely grate fresh ginger instead.
- Tinned Tomatoes: Chopped canned tomatoes form the base of the curry sauce.
- Curry Powder: I like to use medium curry powder, but you can use hot or mild if you prefer. Just double check it’s gluten free with no ‘may contain’ warnings.
- Garam Masala
- Salt
- Red Chilli: I cut the chilli in half for the slow cooking then remove before serving – that way you get all the flavour of the chilli without it being too spicy.
- Cardamom Pods: Just remember to remove them before serving!
- Natural Yoghurt: You could also use Greek yoghurt or a dairy free alternative like coconut yoghurt – or even a little coconut milk – if you prefer.
How to Slow Cooker Beef Curry
Here are some step-by-step photos to show you how easy this slow cooker curry recipe is:
Add the beef, oil, onion, garlic and ginger to a large pan (or use the slow cooker pan if it’s hob-safe) and fry for 5 minutes on a medium-high heat, until the beef browns.
You can skip this step (and just add the beef and aromatics raw) if you’re short on time but it adds a great flavour and, in my opinion, definitely worth doing.
If you fried it in a separate pan, add the beef and onion mix to the slow cooker.
Add the tinned tomatoes, curry powder, garam masala, salt, chilli halves and cardamom pods. Half-fill the empty tomato tin with water and add to slow cooker.
Mix everything together well, place the lid on and cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for around 8 hours.
When ready to serve, spoon the yoghurt into the curry and mix together well, before dishing up with rice, gluten free naan breads and poppadoms.
Storing and Freezing
This beef curry slow cooker recipe is perfect for making in bulk – you can portion it out and freeze it for when you need it.
Plus as with all good curries, the leftovers taste even better the next day! Any leftover beef curry can be stored in the fridge for 1-3 days after cooking.
To freeze, portion up into tubs and freeze for up to 6 months, then reheat from frozen when needed. Always make sure you reheat thoroughly before eating!
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some FAQs about this easy bread pudding recipe. If you can’t find the answer to your question here or in the post above, please comment and I’ll try answer!
Yes, you can! In this beef curry recipe I do recommend browning the beef and aromatics off first because I think it just really improves the flavour. That being said, you can also chuck everything in and let the slow cooker work its magic. There’s nothing wrong with putting raw beef straight into the slow cooker.
Yes of course – simply omit the yoghurt or swap it for a dairy free alternative like coconut yoghurt instead. Then you’ll have a gluten and dairy free beef curry.
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Slow Cooker Beef Curry
Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g diced beef shin
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 tsp chopped garlic
- 3 tsp chopped ginger
- 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 tbsp curry powder, medium
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 red chilli, halved lengthways and deseeded
- 2 cardamom pods
- 150 g natural yoghurt
Instructions
- Add the beef, oil, onion, garlic and ginger to a large pan (or use the slow cooker pan if it’s hob-safe) and fry for 5 minutes on a medium-high heat, until the beef browns. You can skip this step if you’re short on time but it adds a great flavour!
- Add the beef and onion mix to the slow cooker. Add the tinned tomatoes, curry powder, garam masala, salt, chilli halves and cardamom pods. Half-fill the empty tomato tin with water and add to slow cooker.
- Mix everything together well, place the lid on and cook on high for 4-6 hours or low for -10 hours.
- When ready to serve, spoon the yoghurt in and mix together well before dishing up with rice, gluten free naan bread and poppadoms.
Video
Notes
- Step-by-Step Photos: Check out the blog post above for step-by-step photos to guide you through how this Slow Cooker Beef Curry should look.
- Storing and Freezing: Check out the post above this recipe card for more information on how to store and freeze this Slow Cooker Beef Curry.
- Like this Recipe? It would mean SO much to me if you could leave a 5* rating and tell all your gluten free friends about this Slow Cooker Beef Curry!
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‘Stole’ this recipe for a veggie version 🙂 …. obviously doesn’t need such long cooking-time, but love the combo of ingredients – cooked the sauce, adding in a handful of red lentils, and then tipped in a couple of cans of chickpeas to warm through …. scrummy!!! Thank you, Sarah!!… love your gluten-free naans, too!!