This one’s a weeknight winner. Quick, hearty, and packed with protein. It’s just beef mince, a few pantry bits, and boom – you’ve got a cracking curry on the table in 20. Serve it over rice, scatter some coriander on top, and you’re sorted.
Category
Dinner
Servings
4
Prep time
5 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
This one’s a weeknight winner. Quick, hearty, and packed with protein. It’s just beef mince, a few pantry bits, and boom – you’ve got a cracking curry on the table in 20. Serve it over rice, scatter some coriander on top, and you’re sorted.

Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 600g beef mince
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- pinch dried chilli flakes
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ½ cup (125ml) water
- steamed rice, chopped coriander leaves, to garnish
Directions
Heat oil in a large saucepan on high heat. Add beef, cook, without stirring for 2 minutes.
- Add onion, stir to combine and start to break up the mince with the back of a wooden spoon. Cook until mince is well browned.
- Add tomatoes and garlic, cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in spices, reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in peas and water, cover, then cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Serve mince on a bed of steamed rice, garnished with coriander.