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curried mince stuffed into pita bread on a plate
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Curried mince

This curried mince recipe is a great midweek meal for all the family. It's full of flavour and goes perfectly stuffed in pita bread.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British, Indian
Calories: 420

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g beef mince ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp corriander
  • 1 tsp tumeric
  • ½ cauliflour
  • 1 red pepper
  • 100 g sweetcorn
  • 1 tin baked beans

Method
 

Prepare the vegetables
  1. Start by dicing your onion. Cut your pepper and cauliflour into small pieces and get your helper to measure out the sweetcorn. Pre-cook the cauliflour in the microwave for 6 minutes or so.
Cook the onion and mince
  1. Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onion on a low/medium heat for five minutes.
  2. Turn up the heat a little and cook the mince until it has browned.
Add the curry spices
  1. Measure the curry spices out and add them to your pan.
Add the vegetables and beans
  1. Add the chopped pepper, cauliflour, sweetcorn and baked beans and stir it all in. Turn the heat down and let it cook through for another 5 – 10 minutes until everything is cooked through.
Serve with pita bread
  1. Remove from the heat and serve stuffed in pita breads which have been warmed through in thte oven or toaster.
  2. If you want an alternative to pita bread, try serving the curried mince with rice or a warm flat bread.

Notes

If you want an alternative to pita bread, try serving the curried mince with rice or a warm flat bread.