Spiced Ground Beef (Garam Masala)

Name: Spiced Ground Beef (Garam Masala)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 big onion (red or yellow); Half a red bell pepper (optional); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoon garam masala; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 1 teaspoon ginger; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried parsley; 2 teaspoons dried basil; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 1 tsp garlic powder (optional); Chopped green onions (garnish); 2 cups cracked wheat (bulgur) in larger grain; 4 cups water

Nadia Sobczak @NadiaSobczak

Spiced Ground Beef (Garam Masala)

Nadia Sobczak @NadiaSobczak

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 lbground beef
1big onion (red or yellow)
Halfa red bell pepper (optional)
1 tablespoonolive oil
2 teaspoongaram masala
1 teaspooncumin powder
1 teaspoonginger
1 teaspoonbrown sugar
1 teaspoondried thyme
1 teaspoondried parsley
2 teaspoonsdried basil
2 teaspoonssalt
1 teaspoonpepper
1 teaspooncrushed red pepper
1 tspgarlic powder (optional)
Chopped green onions (garnish)
Cracked Wheat
2 cupscracked wheat (bulgur) in larger grain
4 cupswater

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Steps

30 mins

1

Add the olive oil to a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef. Break the beef lump into smaller pieces using a spatula, and let it brown a bit
2

Add remaining dry ingredients (garam masala, cumin, ginger, thyme, basil, brown sugar, parsley,salt, pepper, garlic and crushed red pepper) and stir well
3

Add chopped onions (I prefer to chop them in long slivers), and chopped red bell pepper
4

Cook for another 5 minutes then set aside
5

For Cracked wheat:
Add cracked wheat in water, and cook on medium high heat until water boils
6

Cover and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes
7

Serve the beef and cracked wheat together and garnish with chopped green onions