Spiced Beef Mince and Pea Curry
Mince cooks in a quarter of the time a curry usually wants.
Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Potatoes400 g
- Frozen peas250 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Curry powder13 g
- Vegetable oil20 ml
Method
- Start the rice so it is ready when the curry is.
- Cook the diced onion in the oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until soft and golden at the edges.
- Add the crushed garlic, grated ginger and curry powder and stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the mince and brown it well, breaking up the lumps with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the tinned tomatoes and diced potato with a splash of water, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes until the potato is tender.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Spiced Lentil and Pea Curry
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; stir the drained lentils in with the tomatoes and potato and simmer for the same 20 minutes.
Vegan
Spiced Lentil and Pea Curry
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; stir the drained lentils in with the tomatoes and potato and simmer for the same 20 minutes.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $14.21 of food
$38.26
63% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $15.03 of food · $0.82 more
$36.38
59% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Aldi· $12.51 of food
$27.75
55% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- Curry powder
$3.55a serve
$3.55 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $14.21 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$29.98 across 3 shops · all 10 items priced · $3.49 more for bigger packs, 57% spare for later
ColesBest choice$14.21
no items missing
you'll pay $38.26 · 63% of it spare
Woolworths$15.03
no items missing · $0.82 more
you'll pay $36.38 · 59% of it spare
Aldi$12.51
missing 1 item
you'll pay $27.75 · 55% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$19.87
Beef mince
$12.98/kg
need 500 gJindurra Station 2 Star Beef Mince 500 g$6.49closest match
Aldi$12.98/kg$6.49·Woolworths$15.00/kg$15.00·Coles$15.00/kg$15.00
Frozen peas
$2.49/kg
need 250 gMarket Fare Garden Peas 1 kg$2.49closest match
Aldi$2.49/kg$2.49·Woolworths$4.00/kg$2.00·Coles$2.50/kg$2.50
Garlic
$29.99/kg
need 15 gNo Brand Garlic approx. 60 g$1.80
Aldi$29.99/kg$1.80·Woolworths~$31.33/kg$1.88·Coles$33.00/kg$1.98
Fresh ginger
$29.99/kg
need 15 gGinger approx. 120 g$3.60
Aldi$29.99/kg$3.60·Woolworths$33.00/kg$2.64·Coles$33.00/kg$4.29
Vegetable oil
$0.27/100ml
need 20 mlPure Vita Vegetable Oil 2 L$5.49closest match
Aldi$0.27/100ml$5.49·Woolworths$0.53/100ml$4.00·Coles$0.64/100ml$4.80
Buy at Coles$8.85
Potatoes
$3.50/kg
need 400 g3 × Coles Moonlight Brushed Potatoes Loose approx. 170 g$0.60closest match
Coles$3.50/kg$0.60·Aldi$3.99/kg$0.56·Woolworths$4.88/kg$2.00
Tinned chopped tomatoes
$2.38/kg
need 400 gColes Simply Chopped Tomatoes Canned 400 g$0.95closest match
Coles$2.38/kg$0.95·Woolworths$2.38/kg$0.95·Aldi$2.38/kg$0.95
Basmati rice
$0.400/100g
need 300 gColes Basmati Rice 1 kg$4.00closest match
Coles$0.400/100g$4.00·Aldi$0.399/100g$3.99·Woolworths$0.400/100g$4.00
Buy at Woolworths$1.26
Brown onion
~$3.32/kg
need 200 g2 × Onion Brown each 189.76 g$0.63
Woolworths~$3.32/kg$0.63·Coles$4.20/kg$0.84·Aldi$3.49/kg$0.63