Curried beef

Ingredients
Serves: 4 

• 500gm diced lean beef washed well under running water & drained
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil/olive oil
• 3 red/green fresh chillies, seeded, crushed or finely chopped
• 3-6 dry red chillies or 1/2 tspn dry chilli powder
• 3 cloves garlic crushed or finely chopped
• 1 large onion finely chopped
• 1 tblspn curry powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tspn of each mustard seeds,cinnamon, cloves,ginger, basil, black pepper, ground cayenne, cumin & coriander
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup beef, vegetable stock or plain water
• 1/2 tsp vinegar preferably white & naturally brewed