Beef Kofta Curry with Fluffy Rice, Beans, and Peas

Ingredients

• Lentils

  Raw

  1 cup or 192g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Garam Masala

  Badia

  1 tsp or 24g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  3 medium whole or 369g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 12g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 medium or 30g

• Red peppers

  Hot chili, raw

  1 pepper or 45g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  1 cup or 16g

• Turmeric

  Spices, ground

  1 tsp or 2g

• Honey

  1 tsp or 7g

• Curry paste

  2 tsp or 10g

• Coconut milk

  Nuts, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

  1 cup or 226g

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  1 cup or 185g

• Cardamom

  Spices

  1 tsp, ground or 2g

• Green beans

  Snap beans, raw

  2 cup, pieces or 200g

• Peas

  Green, frozen, unprepared

  1 ½ cup or 201g

• Nonfat greek yogurt

  Nonfat, plain

  4 tbsp or 60g

• Lemons

  Raw, with peel

  1 fruit without seeds or 108g

Directions

1. Cook the lentils according to package instructions or use canned lentils. Drain and set aside.
2. In a bowl, combine the cooked lentils, salt, pepper, garam masala, and ground beef. Mix with your hands and form into 12 logs.
3. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Fry the meat logs until golden and cooked through.
4. Cook the rice with cardamom according to package instructions. Halve the green beans and add them to the rice.
5. In a food processor, blend the tomatoes, ginger, scallions, half the red chili, cilantro stalks, turmeric, honey, curry paste, and coconut milk. Pour into the pan, bring to a boil, then simmer. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add the peas to the rice, mix, and let sit for a few minutes.
7. Slice the remaining red chili and coriander leaves. Garnish the curry with them, add yogurt, and serve with lemon wedges, meat, and rice.