beef curry

beef curry

Main dishes

A simple and delicious beef curry recipe using common ingredients, perfect for family dinners.

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Discover this easy-to-make beef curry recipe. Use ingredients that you likely already have on hand and enjoy a comforting dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$7.45 $1.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.13
  • $0.15
  • $0.46
  • $0.39
  • $0.73
  • $0.28
  • $0.11
  • $0.20

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the onion and the bell pepper, then finely chop them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Return the ground beef to the pan.
  3. Add the curry powder to the meat and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  4. Add the chopped onion and bell pepper to the pan, and cook for one minute.
  5. Add the crumbled bouillon cube, tomato puree, mango chutney, and paprika to the pan and mix well.
  6. Add 2.75 cups of water to the pan until it covers the mixture.
  7. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, bring 2.75 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan.
  9. If you would like the rice to be yellow, add a small amount of turmeric. ≈ 3 min
  10. Immediately cover and reduce the temperature to the lowest setting. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
  11. Turn off the heat and let it stand for 10 minutes.
  12. Add lemon juice to the rice. ≈ 3 min
  13. Mix thoroughly with a spoon or fork. ≈ 4 min
  14. Place the rice in a bowl, with the curry sauce on top. You can also shape the rice for a more visually appealing presentation. ≈ 10 min

The bill

beef curry

  • 450 g of ground beef$5.13
  • 1 onion$0.15
  • 1 beef bouillon cube$0.46
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree$0.39
  • 1 cup of rice$0.73
  • 1 lemon, juiced$0.28
  • 1 tablespoon of mango chutney$0.11
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika$0.20

Total$7.45

that's $1.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 450 g of ground beef
  • 1 onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • Curry spices with a strong flavor
  • 1 beef bouillon cube
  • 2 tablespoons of tomato puree
  • 1 cup of rice
  • 2.75 cups of water
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon of mango chutney
  • 1 teaspoon of paprika

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