Spiced Ground Beef Salad With Cashew Raita

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ onion (finely diced)
• ½ long red chill (finely diced)
• 350 g ground beef (0.8 lb., I used grass-fed mince)
• 3 cloves garlic (finely diced)
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• Pinch of black pepper
• Pinch of ground cinnamon
• Pinch of ground cloves (or use mortar & pestle to grind 1 clove or use some Allspice)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 cups cucumber (2 medium Lebanese cucumbers, diced)
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro, diced)
• ¼ Pinch of pepper
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 10 fresh mint leaves
• A few whole raw cashews
• ¾ cup cashews (raw, soaked in warm water for 1 hour)
• ½ clove garlic (minced)
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ¾ teaspoon tahini paste
• 2 tablespoons water