Dinner for 4

Indian Curried Beef

Name: Indian Curried Beef
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil; 4 tsp ginger; 5 large garlic cloves; 1 large onion; 500 g / 1 lb beef mince; 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 1/4 tsp garam masala; 1 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 1 1/4 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 cup water; 1 green cayenne pepper; cilantro/coriander leaves; 3/4 cup plain yogurt; 1/2 cup mint leaves; 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

$14.84for 420 minServes 4

Ground beef cooks with warm spices, aromatics, and water, then pairs with a cool mint yogurt sauce.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Fresh ginger, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.13Typical price
	Garlic, 5$0.75 each typical	5	$3.75Typical price
	Onions, 0.5 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.65Typical price
	Ground beef, 1.1 lb$5.49/lb typical	1.1 lb	$6.05Typical price
	Sour cream, 6.5 oz$0.14/oz typical	6.5 oz	$0.89Typical price
	Mint, 0.5$1.99 each typical	0.5	$0.99Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$14.84

Swaps

Swap ground beef for ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

Indian Gluten-free Low-carb Family Dinners

Typical price

$3.71 per serving$14.84 for 4

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Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
4 tsp ginger
5 large garlic cloves
1 large onion
500 g / 1 lb beef mince
3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/4 tsp garam masala
1 1/4 tsp cumin powder
1 1/4 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 cup water
1 green cayenne pepper
cilantro/coriander leaves
3/4 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup mint leaves
1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

Steps

Stir the yogurt, mint leaves, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a small bowl.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook the onion, ginger, and garlic for 4 minutes.
Add the beef, salt, cayenne, garam masala, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, then cook for 5 minutes until it reaches 160 F.
Pour in the water, add the green pepper, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in the cilantro, and serve with the mint yogurt.

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