Spice Crusted Beef Filet With Masala Potatoes

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground
• 1 1/2 coriander seeds, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 750 g filet of beef
• 200 g yellow split peas, soaked 1hour
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds, ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric, ground
• 125 ml oil
• 1 eggplant, cut into 2cm pices
• 2 potatoes, peeled, cut into 2cm pieces
• 1 tablespoon gingerroot, grated
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 300 g tomatoes, quarted
• 8 curry leaves
• 1/2 birds eye chile, seeded, finely chopped
• 1 cup baby spinach

Recipe

• 1 drain the split peas, place in a pan with water to cover and cook for 1 hours or until peas a tender. drain and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 160°c combine ground coriander, cumin, chilli powder and tumeric in a bowl. take 1 tsp of this spice mix and add 2 tbsp of oil to form a paste. add eggplant to the spice paste and coat well. tranfer eggplant to a roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes set aside.
• 3 meanwhile, cook potatoes in a pan until just tender, drain and set aside.
• 4 heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pan over low heat. add onions cook for 10 minutes increase heat to medium add the ramining spice mixtgrue and cook for 3 minutes.
• 5 add the ginger and garlic and cook for 2 mins oruntil fragratn. add the tomatoes, curry leaves and frresh chilli. reduce heqat to low and cook, covered for 10 minutes or until tomatoes are pulpy. tir in s;it peas and potatoes, and season with salt.
• 6 for spice crusted beef, combine the spices and massage into the fillet.
• 7 preheat the oven to 200°c heat remaining oil in an ovenproof frying pan and brown beeff fillet for 2 mins turning onall side4s, then transfer to the over and roast for 15-20 mins, turning half way through cooking. remvoe from oven and rest for 10-15 minutes.
• 8 gently reheat the potato mix, stir in eggplant and spinach an cook for 1-2 mins until spinach is wilted.
• 9 carve beef into slices and season. spoon a generous amount of masal potatoes on a plat and top with beef.