Beef Skewers with Raita

Ingredients

• 800 g beef rump steak, sliced into strips
• 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 3 tbsp Keens Curry
• 1 tbsp Cumin
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/2 cups plain yoghurt
• 1 Lebanese cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh mint, shredded

Method

1. Combine the beef in a bowl with ginger, garlic, KEEN’S curry powder, cumin, tomato paste, half the lemon juice and 1/3 cup yoghurt, cover, refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Thread beef onto skewers.
2. For the raita, combine the remaining yoghurt and lemon juice in a small bowl with cucumber, mint and salt to taste.
3. Season beef with salt and pepper. Cook skewers on a heated oiled grill plate (or grill on barbeque) until browned and tender.
4. Serve beef skewers with the raita, warmed naan bread and lime wedges, if desired. Uncooked marinated beef suitable to freeze. Not suitable to microwave.