Ground Beef and Broccoli

Broccoli Dish
Ingredients:

Broccoli
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
Turmeric powder – A pinch
Salt – As reqd
Grated coconut
Mustard seeds – A pinch
Oil – A little

Method
1. Grind grated coconut,crushed garlic,ginger,turmeric and little water
2. Chop up broccoli
3. Heat oil
4. Splutter mustard seeds.
5. Add onion and saute.
6. Add ground coconut mix and saute for some time.
7. Add salt and stir well.
8. Add broccoli and stir well.
9. Close the pan and cook well on a low flame til broccoli is cooked and there is not much water left in pan.

Ground Beef Dish
Ingredients:

Ground meat - I prefer ground turkey but used ground beef for the freezer meal.
Vegetable oil
Mustard seeds
Onions
Tomatoes
Kidney Beans
Garlic
Ginger
Coriander powder
Cumin powder
Garam masala powder
Salt
Lime juice - dash

Method:
Heat the cooking oil
Add mustard seeds, and when they start to sputter
Add onions. Fry till they turn a pale golden colour.
Add the ginger and garlic and fry for 1 minute.
Add spices - coriander, cumin, garam masala and heat them.
Add tomatoes
Brown the meat
Add salt
Add kidney beans
Turn off the heat, add a dash of lime juice

Rice:
I used parboiled rice.

Pickle:
Store bought tender mango pickle

Thawing and Reheating Instructions:
Thaw all the packets, and you may heat all the packets in the microwave

OR

Heat broccoli in saute pan and remove excess water.
Heat ground beef on stove top and add 1/4cup more water (if you desire).
Steam rice for a few minutes till warm.