Usually I use Taste & Create to expand my culinary horizons, track down spices of which I've never heard, that sort of thing. Taste & Create is a monthly food blog event, created by the lovely Nicole of For the Love of Food, in which participants are randomly paired off and tasked with preparing a recipe from their partner's blog. Occasionally, like this month, I get to help Nicole out by guest-hosting the event!
I was ready to expand my horizons all over again when I was paired with Marisa of The Creative Pot, cooking from across the world in South Africa...until she posted this simple recipe on a night when I was hungry but didn't know what to make for dinner. I really don't know what country the recipe comes from, but this curry is sort of like an Indian Hamburger Helper--ground beef, flavored with curry spices, but with no exotic ingredients! The only thing I was missing was spinach, and that was easy to get.
It was a wonderfully fragrant, delicious dish, easy yet out of the ordinary, and perfect for a weeknight.
The only changes I made from Marisa's recipe were to use olive oil (and more oil), and I covered the dish while simmering, which worked perfectly. I served it with rice, because I didn't have time (or a recipe) for rotis. I can't wait to have more of this tomorrow for lunch!
You really should go see Marisa's picture of this curry--it's much better than mine.
Ground Beef Curry (Keema Kari)
I was ready to expand my horizons all over again when I was paired with Marisa of The Creative Pot, cooking from across the world in South Africa...until she posted this simple recipe on a night when I was hungry but didn't know what to make for dinner. I really don't know what country the recipe comes from, but this curry is sort of like an Indian Hamburger Helper--ground beef, flavored with curry spices, but with no exotic ingredients! The only thing I was missing was spinach, and that was easy to get.
It was a wonderfully fragrant, delicious dish, easy yet out of the ordinary, and perfect for a weeknight.
The only changes I made from Marisa's recipe were to use olive oil (and more oil), and I covered the dish while simmering, which worked perfectly. I served it with rice, because I didn't have time (or a recipe) for rotis. I can't wait to have more of this tomorrow for lunch!
You really should go see Marisa's picture of this curry--it's much better than mine.
Ground Beef Curry (Keema Kari)
Adapted from Chow Times
Serves 6
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 onions, finely chopped
1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon cumin seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1 pound ground beef
4 medium firm potatoes, (skin on), cubed
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 cup beef stock
salt and pepper to taste
1 bunch of spinach, washed, stalks removed and shredded
1. Saute onion over medium heat in oil until soft. Add garlic, and spices, fry for 1 minute until fragrant.
2. Add beef, and brown over medium to high heat.
3. Add potatoes, tomatoes and beef stock, turn heat down, cover and allow to simmer for 30 - 40 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir spinach through. Turn heat off and allow to rest for a few minutes for the spinach to wilt into the curry.
Serve warm, with rice or rotis.
6 comments:
I just did my posts from teh taste and Create experience... WOW South Africa, and I was impressed with Netherlands. It really is a great fun experience, and so glad you let me in on the fun!
This looks wonderful Min! I checked out the Creative Pot blog too, wonderful stuff to choose from over there!
Looks delicious! Yum!
Thanks for your kind words Min! Glad you enjoyed the curry. I agree - very much like Indian hamburger helper. :-)
Still have to make something from your blog (I got very sidetracked this month). Looks like it's going to be a difficult choice though - you've got so many tasty recipes to choose from!
Min, this looks so good: in fact it prompted me to try it myself! I absolutely loved it!!
I was lazy and pulled the roti out of the freezer, I am tempted to make them myself one time though...
The are up on my list of challenges to make, as are croissants....
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