Simple Slow Cooker Beef Curry with Coconut Milk

Slow cooker beef curry is a quick to prepare meal that can be adjusted to make it as mild or spicy as you like.

Curry is a dish that can be made in many different ways. This recipe for beef curry was designed to make a hearty meal with minimal effort. All you need to do is prep the ingredients, place them in the slow cooker, and let it cook!

What You Need

Like most of my slow cooker recipes I opt for the simplest way of making them, and this beef curry is no exception!

I can pop all the ingredients in the slow cooker bowl, switch it on and then come back later to a tasty dinner to serve (with the addition of some rice).

• Diced beef – I used 800g of beef, this comfortably served 4 of us, with enough left over for 1 or 2 more portions.
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed/sliced
• 1 fresh red chilli, sliced
• Fresh or frozen ginger – I used about 1 tbsp 
• Curry paste – this is where I went for simplicity and used half a jar of an already made curry paste. I used a jalfrezi paste but you can use any type you prefer
• 2 tins of chopped tomatoes
• Stock – I used a Oxo beef stock cube, crumbled directly into the slow cooker
• Coconut milk – optional to stir in at the end

Making It

Some people like to brown the beef to seal it before adding it to the slow cooker – I don’t personally do this. However, if you want to, firstly add a little oil to a pan, or do it directly in your slow cooker if it has a sauté function. 

As I skip this stage, I just add everything straight into the slow cooker and stir it until everything is mixed together. There is no need to add any water or stock, there will be enough liquid from the tomatoes and beef to form the sauce.

A note about the spice factor: I added half the jar of curry paste as well as included the chilli – if you prefer a milder taste, leave the chilli out and add less curry paste. The type of curry paste will also affect how hot it turns out. 

Place the lid on and cook for 4 hours on high, or 8 hours on low. 

While I am cooking the rice I like to remove the lid of the slow cooker and stir in a tin of coconut milk. I leave the lid off, stirring it occassionally. If the curry is too thin I will also add in a cornflour slurry (about 1 tbsp of cornflour mixed with some of the liquid from the slow cooker, just scoop a little out and stir it together).

Serve with rice and/or naan bread. 

Let me know in the comments if you end up making this slow cooker beef curry!

More Slow Cooker Recipes

If you are looking for more recipes for your slow cooker, check out these:

• Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
• Slow Cooker Vegetable Curry
• Slow Cooker Curried Pork
• Slow Cooker Thai Red Curry
• Slow Cooker Lamb Curry
• Slow Cooker Beef Keema
• Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas