MINCED BEEF & POTATO CURRY

Ingredients

1. 1kg lean minced beef
2. 2 medium onions, chopped finely
3. 60ml vegetable oil
4. 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
5. 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
6. 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
7. Approx ½ teaspoon red cayenne powder (more or less to taste)
8. 1 tablespoon ground coriander
9. 2 teaspoons ground cumin
10. 2 teaspoons garam masala 
11. salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
12. 5 medium potatoes diced, preferably parboiled
13. handful of coriander to garnish
14. 150ml water

Method

1. In a large pan, heat the oil on medium high and add the onions.
2. Fry gentley onions until golden and slightly caramelised.
3. Lower heat to medium and add the garlic and ginger. Cook until fragrance released.
4. Add the turmeric, cumin, coriander and the garam masala and cook for about two minutes.
5. Add the minced beef  to the onion and spices and mix together.
6. At this stage season with cayenne pepper to taste and stir occasionally.
7. When the minced beef mixture is cooked through add the parboiled potatoes.
8. Add the water to the pan and cover. This will allow the potatoes to cook all the way through.
9. Uncover when they are almost soft to allow the curry to dry out a bit by evaporating some of the water.
10. If you intend using  raw potatoes, you will probably need to add more water and cook for an extra ten minutes or so until they are softened and cooked through.
11. Garnish with fresh coriander and season to taste with salt & black pepper.