Reviewed: May 23, 2012

Pretty good flavour. The one downside was that there wasn't much sauce.

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Kristen

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

I found the taste combo too strange on this one! Apples/raisins too sweet for my taste. Good idea though, would be a good way to get children to eat curry!

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CaperWest

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2011

I was in a real bind because I had stew beef thawed out and no time to make a beef stew or soup (which require a lot of cook time to come out tender and flavorful). This was well received by my family. We would definitely have it again. While I tried to stay with the original ingredients and measurements the first time, I would definitely add some more spice next time. I also cut my meat and apples into much smaller cubes. In my humble opinion and that of my children and husband, I would add more salt, more curry, probably some garlic, more of the tomato paste/water combination (to allow for more gravy), and I would add some medium hot sauce, such as red hot (medium heat level according to the bottle). This was very good and I am so glad that Kitchen Geisha shared it with the allrecipes communities. I do not know what I would have had for dinner if not for this website and my family really liked it (which, to be quite honest, surprised me.)

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Kimberly

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2011

With a few changes to suit my family this was a big hit. I left out the celery and substituted coconut milk for the water. I also added a tsp of arrowroot powder to thicken the broth. We ate it over mashed sweet potatoes instead of rice. Really good!

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djweiss

Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2011

Really Good! I used Applesause instead of Apples (my kids won't eat apples so I snuck it past them) and Cranberries instead of Raisins (because I didn't have any left after making cookies). We are not big Curry fans. This is a great Curry recipes for those who don't want their food too "curry tasting" but it was not BLAND! I'd give a 4.5 but I don't have that option.

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Melissa

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2011

I just finished eating this! REALLY TASTY! I did read the other reviews and wanted it spicy, so I added more curry powder and some cayenne pepper. I sauteed the onions and added the apple and raisins near the end. I love the apple/raisin sweetness with the spicy curry. I omitted the celery. ALSO - I seasoned my rice with salt, curry, cayenne and margarine. So the complete meal had a real kick! Make sure you cover the beef while it's simmering so it will cook all the way through. I'm going in for seconds!!

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ChefTLB

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2010

yummy but not so easy on the tummy.

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inChrist

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

I should have been more patient with this one, as I added extra curry (almost doubled) early on and used cayenne pepper as suggested by other reviewers. Should have considered the fact that the taste would emerge later on... Super simple recipe, a quick fix for a week meal. I will likely do it again, and add some coco milk in towards the end and use pork or lamb.

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claudine1971

Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2009

The flavor of the meat was good think I messed up a little bit on the recipe because it was not as saucy as the picture. Will make again, but my son was not excited about this recipe but he is a real picky eater. Overall met the qualifications of our family's rating system to make again!

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rebeqah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2009

I made this even after some of the negative feedback and loved it. I did tweek it a little. Following some of the previous suggestions. I browned the beef with the carrots, garlic and onions all together. I seasoned it with curry and cyenne. I then added 1/2 cup of water. I had no tomato paste so I used ketchup. Added the raisins in the end. No apple. It was great cooked it for about 45 mins and covered a little in the end too.

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