Ground Beef And Potato Curry

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, in half circle slices
• 5 -6 curry leaves
• 6 cardamoms
• 5 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste (from store or see my recipe)
• 1/2 teaspoon methi leaves (indian herb -available at most indian grocers)
• 1 medium tomato, chopped finely
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper (or as much/little as you like)
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• salt
• water, as needed
• 4 potatoes, peeled and quartered lengthwise (i use yukon gold)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a saucepan.
• 2 add onions and saute till they start to turn a light golden colour.
• 3 add curry leaves, cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon stick.
• 4 stir and then add ginger garlic paste, methi.
• 5 when onions are a golden colour, add tomatoes and stir.
• 6 keep heat at medium-high.
• 7 in a small bowl, add remaining spices with about 1/4 cup of water to form a soupy mixture.
• 8 add this to the onion-tomato mixture in pan.
• 9 let the spices cook for about 3 min.
• 10 add meat and lower heat.
• 11 stir frequently to mix the spices in and to prevent the meat from clumping.
• 12 add a bit of water and potatoes.
• 13 cover and cook till potatoes are cooked.