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Minced Meat and Potato Curry

Minced Meat and Potato Curry

50 min Medium 4 servings

Serves 4 · Total 50 min · Prep 15 min · Cook 35 min

Photo: Miansari66 / CC0 (Public Domain)

A dry-ish, home-style curry of minced meat fried with onion and tomato, then simmered with cubed potato until the gravy clings to every piece. Quick to cook, freezer-friendly and one of the most common weeknight dinners in Pakistani homes.

Quick answer: 50 min in total · serves 4 · main ingredients: Minced meat, Potato, Onion, Tomato · amounts in metric and US

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Ingredients

  • 500 g 1.1 lb Minced meat
  • 300 g 0.65 lb Potato, peeled and cubed
  • 2 pc 2 pc Onion, finely chopped
  • 2 pc 2 pc Tomato
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Ginger, paste
  • 1 tbsp 1 tbsp Garlic, paste
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 4 tbsp 4 tbsp Cooking oil
  • to taste to taste Salt

Steps

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  1. Heat oil in a karahi or pan over medium heat.
  2. Add the chopped onion and fry until golden brown.
    ⏱ Frying onion · 6 min
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for a minute until the raw smell goes.
    ⏱ Cooking paste · 1 min
  4. Add the minced meat, breaking up any lumps, and cook until it changes colour.
    ⏱ Cooking keema · 7 min
  5. Add chopped tomato, red chilli powder and salt; cook until the oil separates.
    ⏱ Cooking masala · 5 min
  6. Add the cubed potato and half a cup of water, cover and cook until both meat and potato are tender.
    ⏱ Cooking covered · 20 min
  7. Uncover and cook on high heat for 2–3 minutes to dry the gravy to the desired thickness, then serve.
    ⏱ Drying gravy · 3 min

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Frequently asked questions

How long does Minced Meat and Potato Curry take?

50 minutes in total: about 15 minutes of prep and 35 minutes of cooking.

Is Minced Meat and Potato Curry hard to make?

Degchi rates it medium. The method has 7 steps, and 6 of them have a timer you can start on this page.

How many people does Minced Meat and Potato Curry serve?

This recipe serves 4. Use the toggle above the ingredient list to see the amounts in metric or US measures. For more or fewer portions, scale every amount in the same proportion, or use the servings control in the Degchi app.

Is Minced Meat and Potato Curry halal, vegetarian or eggless?

It is marked halal in our recipe data. It is not vegetarian. It has no egg. It has no beef. Check the labels on any packaged ingredients for your own needs.

What will I probably need to buy for Minced Meat and Potato Curry?

Everyday staples that Degchi counts as pantry basics: red chilli powder, cooking oil, salt. Fresh items you will probably need to buy: minced meat, potato, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic.

Any tips for making Minced Meat and Potato Curry?

Fry the onion a shade darker than usual — it deepens the colour of the whole curry. Adding the potato a little later than usual keeps it from turning mushy.

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