Kenyan Ground Round Curry

This goes really well with spaghetti. It also works really well with 12 ounces of meatless "meat" instead of beef. In Kenya this is called Kima Curry.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  oil
• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1  lb lean ground beef
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons curry powder
• 5  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  tablespoon gingerroot, minced or 1  teaspoon ground ginger
• 3  medium tomatoes, chopped or 1 (12 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
• 1  tablespoon tomato paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon cilantro, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup water
•  salt

Directions

1. In a deep medium-sized frying pan, saute onions and ground beef in oil until meat is browned. Skim fat.
2. Add curry powder, garlic, ginger and tomatoes. Fry briefly, then add tomato paste, cinnamon and cilantro.
3. Stir and add water and salt to taste.
4. Simmer 20 minutes over medium heat to blend flavors. Serve over rice, spaghetti or with chapatis.