Minced Beef Curry

A quick and easy curry. It literally takes only 20 minutes to pre￾pare and cook and it’s excellent with naan, pitta bread or rice.
Serve with mango chutney and a little chopped salad.

• 500 g minced beef
• 1 onion
• 1.5 cm ginger
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 potatoes
• 1 dsp tomato puree
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup peas
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• coriander leaves

Method
Fry chopped onion in a little oil. Add the minced beef in batches
and fry until the meat is brown.
Next, add the grated ginger and garlic, and continue frying.
Add the red chilli, turmeric, paprika and cumin, then stir. Fry
for a few minutes.
Chop the potatoes into small cubes. Add to the pan, and fry for
a few minutes stirring well. Add tomato puree and sugar, then
salt to taste. Add the peas and a little water. Boil for about 15
minutes or until the potatoes are cooked.
To finish, add the garam masala and stir. Garnish with corian￾der.
Tips – This should be quite a dry curry; boil until the sauce is
as thick as required.