New Zealand Curry - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion
3/4 tsp. cloves
3/4 tsp. garlic
1 1/4 tsp. curry powder
salt and pepper
1 1/4 tsp. brown sugar
1 1/4 tsp. red syrup
1/2 c. raisins or sultanas

Preparation

Brown beef; add onion and cook 2 minutes.
Add spices, syrup and sugar.
Cook 20 minutes, stirring often.
Add water just to cover.
Cook 20 minutes; add 1/2 cup sultanas and 1/2 chopped apple and 1 bay leaf.
Thicken with flour.
Serve over rice.
Remove bay leaf before serving.