Spiced Beef Mince and Pea Curry
Mince cooks in a quarter of the time a curry usually wants.
Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Potatoes400 g
- Frozen peas250 g
- Tinned chopped tomatoes400 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic15 g
- Fresh ginger15 g
- Basmati rice300 g
- Curry powder13 g
- Vegetable oil20 ml
Method
- Start the rice so it is ready when the curry is.
- Cook the diced onion in the oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until soft and golden at the edges.
- Add the crushed garlic, grated ginger and curry powder and stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the mince and brown it well, breaking up the lumps with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the tinned tomatoes and diced potato with a splash of water, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes until the potato is tender.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Spiced Lentil and Pea Curry
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; stir the drained lentils in with the tomatoes and potato and simmer for the same 20 minutes.
Vegan
Spiced Lentil and Pea Curry
- 800 g Tinned brown lentils instead of Beef mince
Skip browning the mince; stir the drained lentils in with the tomatoes and potato and simmer for the same 20 minutes.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £5.60 of food
£11.31
50% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £8.38 of food · £2.78 more
£10.62
21% spare
Tescono items missing · £10.80 of food · £5.20 more
£22.33
52% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Asda· £5.46 of food
£12.06
55% spare
No price at Asda for:
- Curry powder
Morrisons· £5.53 of food
£10.69
48% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- Frozen peas
- Curry powder
- Vegetable oil
£1.40a serve
£1.40 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £5.60 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£10.32 across 4 shops · all 10 items priced · £2.22 more for bigger packs, 53% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£5.60
no items missing
you'll pay £11.31 · 50% of it spare
Aldi UK£8.38
no items missing · £2.78 more
you'll pay £10.62 · 21% of it spare
Tesco£10.80
no items missing · £5.20 more
you'll pay £22.33 · 52% of it spare
Asda£5.46
missing 1 item
you'll pay £12.06 · 55% of it spare
Morrisons£5.53
missing 3 items
you'll pay £10.69 · 48% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£3.68
Brown onion
£0.80/kg
need 200 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95·Asda~£1.68/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·
OcadoN/A
Basmati rice
£1.78/kg
need 300 gSainsbury's Standard 500 g£0.89closest match
Sainsbury's£1.78/kg£0.89·Aldi UK£0.55·Morrisons£1.79·Asda£1.85/kg£1.85·Tesco£5.00/kg£5.00·OcadoN/A
Curry powder
£9.82/kg
need 13 gStamford Street Co. Medium Curry Powder 55 g£0.54closest match
Sainsbury's£9.82/kg£0.54·Aldi UK£0.89·Tesco£7.49/ea£7.49·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 20 mlSainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1 L£1.45closest match
Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£1.45/L£1.45·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£0.82
Tinned chopped tomatoes
£0.43
need 400 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A
Garlic
~£6.50/kg
need 15 gNature's Pick Loose Garlic 1 each 60 g£0.39closest match
Aldi UK~£6.50/kg£0.39·Asda~£7.17/kg£0.43·Tesco~£8.33/kg£0.50·Sainsbury's~£8.33/kg£0.50·Morrisons£1.83·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£1.71
Frozen peas
£1.28/kg
need 250 gGrower's Harvest Garden Peas 900 g£1.15closest match
Tesco£1.28/kg£1.15·Aldi UK£1.09·Sainsbury's£1.70/kg£1.55·Asda£3.43/kg£2.74·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Fresh ginger
£5.60/kg
need 15 gTesco Root Ginger Loose 100 g£0.56
Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£4.11
Beef mince
£5.58/kg
need 500 gJUST ESSENTIALS By ASDA Beef Mince 500 g£2.79closest match
Asda£5.58/kg£2.79·Aldi UK£6.18/kg£3.09·Sainsbury's£6.18/kg£3.09·Morrisons£3.25·Tesco£9.90/kg£4.95·OcadoN/A
Potatoes
£0.66/kg
need 400 gAsda British White Potatoes 2 kg£1.32closest match
Asda£0.66/kg£1.32·Tesco£0.90/kg£0.27·Aldi UK~£1.18/kg£0.79·Sainsbury's~£1.18/kg£0.79·Morrisons£0.87·OcadoN/A