Mince and Lentil Curry

Ingredients

1 pack of brown lentils cooked till soft and tender . ( 35minutes) 800 grams of steak mince 2 onions chopped finely 6-8 cloves of garlic peeled and chopped finely 3 cardamom pods 3 stick cinnamon 1 tablespoon of salt 2 teaspoons of turmeric 3 tablespoons of roasted masala ( I use Pakco) 1 teaspoon of sugar 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil 1 teaspoon of chili powder 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 bay leaf

Method

In a heated large pot add your oil , meat, onions , garlic , cinnamon, salt and cardamom ... Braise till mince and onions are golden brown .. Now add 1 cup of boiling water and turn heat down to medium and allow water to cook away .. Stirring occasionally .. Repeat this process of add hot water and cooking slowly until your mince is almost tender , about 35-40 minutes , Beef will take about an hour and lamb about 40 minutes . Now add your masala , turmeric and sugar . Braise meat with a skoortjie warm water ( 2 tablespoons ) and stir cooking away the little water and allowing spices too cook and permeate into meat ... Repeat this process about 5 times always stirring . Now add your cooked lentils and stir , cook on medium to high heat for about 10 minutes , remembering to stir . Now add 1 cup of hot water and the teaspoon of sugar and cook on a low to medium heat for half an hour - stirring occasionally otherwise lentils will stick to bottom of the pot . Now switch off heat and allow lentil curry to sit for 10 minutes before serving with rice and onion salad . Delicious !!!

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