Pakastini Kima

This is a great "meat & potatoes" kind of meal, with a yummy twist -- curry!  It comes together pretty quickly, only requires one pan (plus one for the rice), and is pantry-friendly, as I almost always have the ingredients on hand.  This meal is on our menu on a very regular rotation.  For the kids, I will pull out a couple scoops of the hamburger & potatoes before I add the curry & tomatoes, and will add beef broth, or just water, for the liquid to cook the potatoes, in a separate small pan... and then I add carrots and/or peas to theirs.

Pakastini Kima
Ingredients:
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c. chopped onion
3 Tbsp oil or butter
1 lb ground beef
1 Tbsp curry powder (or 1-2 Tbsp fresh curry paste)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
dash of pepper
dash each cinnamon, ginger, & turmeric
2 c. (1 large can) diced tomatoes, with juice
2-3 white potatoes, diced [I use Yukon Gold, about 4]
2 c. frozen peas or green beans [this is not in my original recipe, but I noticed it in the More-With-Less cookbook, and I plan to add peas next time]

Directions:
Saute butter/ oil, onion & garlic in a large skillet, until onion is soft, but not brown.  Add hamburger, and brown well, breaking up into small bits.  Stir in remaining ingredients.  Cover & simmer for 25 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.  Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.  [Note: I usually add many additional dashes of cinnamon, ginger & tumeric that probably adds up to 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of each.]
Serve over hot rice.
[Note: you can get curry powder in mild, medium or hot, and depending on the preference of your tastebuds, you can tone down the spiciness by pouring a little honey over top after serving.  I usually just put the honey bear on the table and let everyone add as much or as little as they want.  The M-W-L cookbook also suggests that it can be garnished with shredded coconut.  I've never done this, but I imagine it would be a nice compliment too.]