House & Home - Beef & Eggplant Casserole

Ingredients

• 350g/¾ pound ground beef
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• ¾ tsp curry powder
• 2 eggplants, about 700g/1½ lb, cut into 1.5cm/½-in slices
• 120ml/½ cup olive oil
• 2 large potatoes, about 500g/1 lb, peeled and cut into 1.5cm/½-in slices
• 1 large onion, peeled and cut into 1cm/½-in slices
• 1 large green pepper, cored, seeded and sliced
• 350ml/1½ cups water
• 4 tbsp tomato paste
• 1½ tbsp tamarind paste
• 1½ tbsp sugar
• 3 ripe tomatoes, about 280g/10 oz, cut into 1cm/½-in slices
• salt and white pepper