Our lockdown has been over for a couple of months now and we are in Step 3 which means businesses aren’t limited to a percentage of the allowable persons inside but must limit capacity to the number of people that can still maintain physical distancing of 2 metres. So, other than masks still having to be worn inside (other than if you’re eating and drinking or your own home) things are pretty much back to normal. We have been out for lunches and dinners but are still dining on patios…I’m not ready to go inside just yet. The latest variant of Covid is wreaking havoc on the unvaccinated or just single vaxed but we all in all, are doing well in Ontario where we have 63.62% double-vaxed of the total population (keeping in mind that we are still not vaccinating the under twelve-year-olds). Our borders are also now open to the US without the need of quarantine upon arrival but travellers must prove that they have been double vaccinated and show a negative COVID test within 72 hours of entering. There have already been several Americans arriving with forged vaccination papers and they have each been fined about $20,000 Canadian (about $2 US). It is really disturbing that people are forging vaccination papers, they are really jeopardizing the long-term success of eradicating this hideous virus. So, we are keeping to our ‘bubble’ and still continue to entertain outside. I feel for our Australian friends as they are just beginning the journey but hopefully, they will be better behaved than Ontarians were, keeping us in lockdown for the longest time in the world (over 360 days in total!)! Enough of my rant.
I made this delicious dish for an Indian night with Andy and Mark back in August. I’ve never made Beef Bhuna before and I won’t lie, this recipe is a lot of work, but you can divide the work over a day or two to make it more manageable. For example, make the Base Curry Sauce a day or two in advance and then make the Bhuna curry later. I found the recipe on The Curry Guy’s blog, Great Curry Recipes. I won’t repeat the recipe because I made it verbatim and it really was outstanding. The small-batch Base Curry Sauce made about 3 cups, two of which I used for the Beef Bhuna and one went into the freezer for a later date.
I highly recommend this dish, it will satisfy your craving for Indian food. The best naan recipe can be found here.
Sounds and looks utterly delicious, Eva! I agree with Jeff: it’s not surprising at all….
Maybe the cooks in your city’s restaurants simply aren’t hinduists? Or they come from Pakistan where the majority is muslim?
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I’ve always wondered about how risky restaurant dining is. Taking off your mask at the table as if the virus won’t bother you while you’re eating…? But we go out anyway as we’re fully vaccinated ourselves and thankfully we live in an area that’s relatively in good shape, with a very high percentage of adults fully vaccinated as well. Enjoy your new-found freedom!
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I’m surprised to hear that Ontarians aren’t uniformly behaving themselves during COVID. Compared to the US Canada seems so rational to me sometimes! I shouldn’t have said that but it’s true. It’s also true that this beef looks luscious. GREG
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Terrific dish! Bhuna is so good, isn’t it? Never made it — one of those restaurant things for me. Really should try this, though. Thanks!
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This looks lovely Eva! I am sure Andy and Mark loved it! Always such a treat to eat at your place.
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I’ve never had bhuna. It looks exactly like the sort of thing I’d love. I’m glad that you’re continuing to be careful about your COVID exposure. The rules are … well, when you think them through, they’re more risk mitigation than safety measures. As if COVID is someone how not able to infect you while you’re eating, but it can as you walk from your table to the restaurant’s door. And then the document forgers … when you consider what a person’s mindset must be if they can choose to become a willing link in a chain that kills people – merely because ofit inconveniences them – it’s not much of a stretch to think that they’d also have no problem with forging documents.
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I wish we weren’t so wide open everywhere. I’m fully vaccinated but I still wear my mask into stores. Sigh. On a brighter note, you bhuna sounds wonderful!!
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I absolutely love beef (and lamb). This looks mouthwatering! I thought indian doesn’t eat beef??
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They don’t but it’s always on the menu here.
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