Ground Beef Curry aka minced curry – An easy South African meal with earthy and aromatic flavors made with minced or ground beef, potatoes, peas flavored with curry powder, paprika, ground ginger and other spices. Guaranteed for a fabulous meal even on busy weeknights!
We do love anything curry in our house, especially me! There’s something captivating about that curry aroma and the earthy, perfect balance of sweet and savory with a hint of heat.
My obsession took me to making my own homemade curry powder that tastes way better than store-bought. Trust me! You won’t buy those you find at the grocery store soon after you have your first meal using my homemade curry. My top performing curry posts could attest to that. 😉
You can try this easy Jamaican Curry Shrimp first (VIDEO included) or or if you want to go vegan, go ahead and try my recent recipe – Chickpea Curry.
There’s so many ways you can enjoy curry flavors. And this minced curry recipe here is a great addition to your menu.
It’s waaay too easy to prepare and packed with minced meat and potatoes and peas, which is still healthy-ish, right?!? Aside from that, it uses readily available ingredients that are mostly sitting in your pantry. Even new home cooks could totally nail this minced curry recipe on a whim.
You may serve this over with warm white rice (watch out for second helpings.. 😀 ) or a tasty homemade flatbread
This ground beef curry dish knows no season; it is always as enjoyable as it is during cold or warmer days. Don’t worry! Cooking this won’t heat up the whole house. So that’d still fit as a perfect summer family weeknight meal.
Enjoy!
How to Make Ground Beef Curry
In a medium-large skillet, add oil, onions, garlic, ginger, curry, paprika and chili pepper sauté, for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent any burns.
Followed by tomatoes, continue cooking for about 3 minutes.
Pour in water then, bring to a boil then simmer for about 15 minutes or more until potatoes are tender.
Finally throw in peas, cook for another minute or two, add parsley, and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Remove from the heat and let it cool. You may prepare this a day in advance.
Watch How To Make It
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Ground Beef Curry
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 medium onion , chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1-2 whole chilli pepper
- 2 -3 tomatoes , chopped
- 2 cups diced potatoes , medium
- 1 pound ground beef (minced beef)
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper , optional
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cup Frozen peas , thawed
- 2-3 tablespoons parsley or cilantro
- Salt to taste
- 1 1/2 -2 cups water (more or less for desired consistency)
Instructions
- In a medium-large skillet, add oil, onions, garlic, ginger, curry, paprika and chili pepper sauté, for about 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent any burns.
- Followed by tomatoes, continue cooking for about 3 minutes
- Add potatoes and minced meat, cayenne pepper, white pepper, mix until ingredients have been thoroughly combined
- Pour in water then , bring to a boil then simmer for about 15 minutes or more until potatoes are tender.
- Finally throw in peas, cook for another minute or two, add parsley, and adjust the seasoning, to taste. Remove from the heat and let it cool. You may prepare this a day in advance.
Tips & Notes:
- Adjust the amount of paprika and cayenne pepper based on your heat preference and especially when serving these to the kids.
- Aside from beef, you can also use this recipe for ground pork, chicken or turkey.
- You can also throw in carrots in this recipe to go along with peas and carrots.
- You can make them in advance. Let it cool first before transferring in a tight-lid container and into the fridge.
- Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
Nutrition Information:
Kat says
Outstanding! I followed the recipe as written, including the carrots, and the entire family loved it. It’s definitely a keeper, the spice combo really makes this stand out. Thank you!
Kim says
I love this. We’re doing keto, so I substituted turnips for the potatoes for texture. The spice mixture is just right. Delicious. Thanks!
ImmaculateBites says
Glad to hear it worked out well.
Tony Black says
One of the best mince recipes i have come across. I used extra garlic and ginger
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks so much!!
Ann H. says
Just made this tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for a better way to cook mince. A great hearty, smells so good, very, very tasty so easy to make dish! I added 3 curry leaves (just because I had them) and a pinch of cumin.
ImmaculateBites says
Great Addition. Thanks for sharing!!!
Bridget says
Put an Alaskan spin on this and made it with ground moose – it was delicious! Thank you for a fantastic recipe! (And, yes, make the curry powder – it is so worth it.)
Imma Adamu says
Thank you so much for the feedback, Bridget!
Chris Orbach says
This recipe is great. You should know, I veganized it by using Beyond Meat ground “beef”. I actually searched for this recipe because I had an extra packet of it and no buns, so I thought, “I haven’t had curry in ages…is there such a thing as ground beef curry?” Well, yes there is! Again, tried it pretty much exactly as written and then a few more times with a couple of tiny adjustments for taste and it’s absolutely great. Thank you!
ImmaculateBites says
Thanks So much, Chris!!!
Wallace Millar says
Thank you so much… when I copied your recipe… the whole house went crazy asking what smells good… told them I’m following this recipe… they ended up asking me to make it again
ImmaculateBites says
Glad they did. Thank you so much!
SUZANNE says
What you serve this with? I’m new to this type of cuisine. Thanks
ImmaculateBites says
Hi Suzanne! You can serve this with cooked rice and seemed veggies :). Enjoy!
Carrie says
Oh my goodness Imma, this was absolutely delicious. I used your homemade Jamaican Curry Powder and also added some of your fabulous homemade Creole Cajun Seasoning (I use this in most of my dishes).
I have tried quite a few of your recipes already and we have enjoyed each and every one of them.
Thank you for sharing your tasty recipes with us.
Mirjam says
hello, I just wanted to thank you for your wonderfull recipes, this particular one boosted my business, God bless you.
ImmaculateBites says
High-Five to you Mirjam!! This is great news! I am glad your business is booming and more people get to enjoy this ground beef curry. Thank you for letting me know :).
Lisa S says
Thank you for this recipe! I made it tonight and it smelled wonderful cooking. It’s so appetizing with the colors and tastes great! I look forward to trying some of your other dishes.
Benazir’s Kitchen says
Your recipes are awesome. First time I tried it absolutely gorgeous. thanks
imma africanbites says
So glad it worked out for you. Thanks for dropping by.
John Adams says
You’re welcome is very enjoyable
Mz2nvelee says
Very delicious had this last night even kids loved it
ImmaculateBites says
Great! Thanks for letting me know.
Ciro says
Hi,
can I use ground pork for this recipe?
ImmaculateBites says
Yes you can.
Eshnaa says
Hi I made this tonight, added some ingredients to personalise it, your recipe was excellent and the curry turned out great and ahh sooo tasty
imma africanbites says
Yaaay! So great it turned out well for you. And yes, you can always add your personal touch to this recipe.
Nadine says
Soo easy and delicious. Thank you
ImmaculateBites says
You’re welcome, Nadine :).
Jessie Christensen says
Trying this out as I speak
, i had no chilli so fingers crossed it dosent make a big difference . It deffinatly smells good cant wait to try 🙂
imma africanbites says
Hi, Jessie. I hope it turned out well for you. Happy New Year!