South Asian-Style Ground Beef (Keema)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter , or more to taste
• 2 onions , diced
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 1.5 tablespoons curry powder
• 2.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.5 cinnamons stick
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 potatoes , diced
• 2 tomatoes , diced

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a large wok or skillet over high heat; saute onions and garlic until onions are almost transparent, about 5 minutes.

2. 2

   Combine curry powder, salt, turmeric, cayenne pepper, black pepper, ginger, and cinnamon in a bowl.

3. 3

   Stir ground beef into onion mixture and cook, breaking beef into small crumbles, until beef is cooked through and browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add curry mixture to ground beef mixture and stir well.

4. 4

   Mix potatoes and tomatoes into ground beef mixture, reduce heat to medium, cover wok, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.