Hold everything! This is the best, tastiest soup you are ever going to make. Rich in fantastic flavour and great with a few crunchy pappadums on the side, this is definitely a hearty meal you’ll make more than once. It does have quite a list of ingredients, but it all goes in the one pot, making it super easy on the washing up detail.
1 red onion , roughly chopped
1 carrot , roughly chopped
1 red capsicum, roughly chopped
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
thumb sized piece of ginger, finely chopped
bunch of coriander, stalks finely chopped, sprigs picked
1 long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
2 tbs Madras curry powder
1 tbs tomato paste
200g beef mince
2 x 400g cans of tomatoes
2 cups beef stock
2 handfuls of basmati rice
Place a large pan over medium heat. Heat plug of olive oil and cook the onion, carrot, capsicum, garlic, ginger, coriander stalks and most of chilli for 10 minutes or until soft.
Add the curry powder and tomato paste and cook, stirring,for 2 minutes. Add the beef, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper. Break mince and tomatoes up with a wooden spoon. Bring to the boil and simmer over a low heat for 1 1/4 hours . Add rice , bring back to the boil and cook over low heat for a further 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
Serve in bowls with a spoonful of yoghurt, remaining chilli and coriander sprigs.
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