Ground Beef Curry

Directions

1. 1
   Heat oil in a medium heavy bottomed frying pan on medium high heat for 1 minute.
2. 2
   Add onions and saute, stirring regularly, for 15 minutes until brown.
3. 3
   Add tomatoes, cumin, salt, turmeric and cayenne and saute for 5 minutes until oil glistens.
4. 4
   Add cream, stir well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
5. 5
   Break up ground beef and add it to curry.
6. 6
   Cook for 6 minutes, then check to make sure beef is cooked to desired tenderness ( don't over cook beef or it will become hard and loose tenderness).
7. 7
   Stir in raw sugar and mint, cook until sugar melts into beef.
8. 8
   Turn off heat.
9. 9
   Cool 5 minutes cover with lid.
10. 10
    Serve with basmati rice.
11. 11
    (I prefer to use canned or jarred pureed tomatoes in this dish.
12. 12
    If you cannot find raw sugar use a couple pinches of granulated sugar -- sometimes I like to omit the sugar all together.
13. 13
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14. 14
    Can use lean ground beef if extra lean is not available.