3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 medium onions, sliced
choose from: Bombay duck (or any dried, salted fish such as dried anchovies, available from Asian shops), apple chutney, tamarind chutney, sliced bananas, grated coconut and/or poppadoms
600ml/20fl oz beef stock
1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú desiccated coconut
1½ tbsp garam masala
1½ tsp salt
100²µ/3½´Ç³ú sultanas
1 tsp ground turmeric
25g/1oz butter
750g/1lb 10oz chuck steak, cut into 4cm/1½in cubes