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Monday 5 November 2012

Mince Meat with spicy potatoes

This one of my favorite dishes because it is quick, easy and cheap to make.

Ingredients.
1 kilogram of mince meat (beef steak minced twice)
5 large potatoes
2 large onions
4 large tomatoes
100g tomato paste
1 medium sized egg plant
a handful of parsley leaves
1 medium sized fresh ginger 
1 tablespoon of finely chopped garlic
teaspoon of  cummin seeds, fennel seeds
5 curry leaves
Salt, Black pepper powder, 2 chilli beef cubes, 1 tablespoon of curry powder
5 whole jalapeno peppers or 1 whole habanero pepper
vegetable oil

jalapeno peppers




habanero pepper







                                      Time to Cook
        Place the mince meat into a bowl and add 2 cups of water, heat the oil in a large pan,(4 tablespoons of oil), (add a pinch of cummin seed to the oil, if it shimmers, the oil is hot), add cummin, fennel, curry leaves and let it cook for 3mins and place in a bowl. Using the same pan, add 8 table spoons of cooking oil, add 1 1/2 of the onions, medium sliced, stir until light brown then add the diced tomatoes with a little water, cover the pan.
When the tomatoes are cooked, add 1 teaspoon of salt and black pepper powder, 2 chilli beef cubes, 1 tablespoon of curry powder and stir. Add little water for the mixture to cook well. After 5mins, add the mince meat with the water, stir and cover the pan. Cook in medium heat
 In another pan, boil the potatoes (pealed and cur into cubes, which ever size you want, but i prefer each potato to have 4 cubes ) add a pinch of salt. Boil for 10mins or half cooked. Drain the water and pace the potatoes in a bowl. Using the same pan, add 5 Tablespoons of  oil, medium heat, add the remaining onions, stir, add the chopped garlic and ginger and stir till brown. 
Add a little water and cover for 5 mins, add the potatoes, stir and cover. let the potatoes cook till tender and add the spices you had heated earlier, toss and don,t cover.
The mince meat must be ready now, add chopped peppers and serve.
The potatoes should be served with finely chopped parsley and peppers. You can serve with rice or chapati.
Pictures of this recipe will come soon.. 
Bon Appetit