• Prep Time: 5-minutes
  • Cooking Time: 20-minutes
  • Serves: 4-servings

Indian Ground Beef with Peas.

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Category: Dinner Party, Main Dish, Beef, Indian

 Ingredients List

  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 4 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 in thumb fresh ginger, peeled and minced
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1⁄2 tsp store-bought or homemade garam masala, recipe follows
  • 1⁄2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1⁄2 tsp cayenne pepper, (optional)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1 kosher salt
  • 1 cup fresh English peas, shucked, or 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 2 tsp malt vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped, plus a few extra leaves for garnish
  • 4 piece chapatis or pita bread, warmed
  • 3 large cinnamon sticks, (if you have the kind you get at Indian stores, it's about 3 tablespoons of cinnamon bark bits)
  • 3 tbsp whole cloves
  • 1⁄4 cup green cardamom, pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 2 tablespoons of seeds)
  • 4 large black cardamom, pods, shelled, husks discarded (about 1 tablespoon of seeds), optional
  • 1 black pepper, freshly ground

 Directions

1. In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until golden. Add the garlic and ginger, and saute for another minute.

2. Stir in the coriander, paprika, garam masala, cumin and cayenne, if using and cook for 1 minute.

3. Add the beef, breaking up lumps with a spoon, and saute until the meat is no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper.

4. Sprinkle in the fresh English peas. Stir well and simmer, partially covered, about 10 minutes or if using frozen peas, add them now, and cook another 5 minutes, partially covered.
Stir in the vinegar and chopped cilantro.

5. Garnish with torn cilantro leaves and serve with warm chapatis or pita bread.

6. Aarti's Hot (not heavy!) Homemade Garam Masala: Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using, in a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine.

7. Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight. Yield: about 1/2 cup.

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