Keema Spiced Ground Meat Recipes

KHEEMA: INDIAN GROUND BEEF WITH PEAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, warm the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until golden. Add the garlic and ginger, and saute for another minute. Stir in the coriander, paprika, Garam Masala, cumin and cayenne, if using and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the beef, breaking up lumps with a spoon, and saute until the meat is no longer pink. Add the tomatoes, 1 cup of water and season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle in the fresh English peas. Stir well and simmer, partially covered, about 10 minutes or if using frozen peas, add them now, and cook another 5 minutes, partially covered.
• Stir in the vinegar and chopped cilantro. Garnish with torn cilantro leaves and serve with warm chapatis or pita bread.
• Combine the cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom seeds, black cardamom seeds, if using, in a spice grinder or coffee grinder and grind until fine. Store the spice mix in an airtight container away from direct sunlight.

KEEMA ALOO (GROUND BEEF AND POTATOES)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until soft and beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. If browned bits of onion are stuck to the bottom of the pan, stir water into onion and stir to loosen the browned bits.
• Mix ground beef, garlic, ginger, serrano chile, and cilantro into pan; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir coriander, salt, cumin, cayenne pepper, and turmeric into the beef; cook and stir until flavors blend, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and potatoes, cover pot, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Mix green peas into dish and cook until sauce has slightly thickened and flavors have blended, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle garam masala over the dish, cover, and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

KEEMA (SPICED GROUND MEAT)

Steps:

• In a large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned and caramelized, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Add the garlic, ginger and green chile to a food processor, and pulse until finely chopped. Add the tomatoes, caramelized onions and any oil from the skillet, and process again until finely chopped. Return the mixture to the skillet and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
• Stir in the ground beef. Sprinkle with the chile powder and 1 teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring occasionally to break up any clumps of meat, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the fat has floated up to the surface, about 30 minutes.
• Taste and adjust the salt, then stir in half the fresh herbs. Sprinkle with garam masala and remaining herbs and serve.

INDIAN MASALA KHEEMA (DRY SPICY MINCED MEAT)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the cooking oil in a wok or deep pan over medium heat.
• Add the cumin seeds and fry for 1 minute or until the seeds stop spluttering.
• Add the onions and sauté till they turn a pale golden color, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic and ginger pastes and fry for 1 minute to get rid of the "raw" fragrance.
• Add the coriander, cumin, garam masala, and salt to taste and sauté, stirring almost continuously, until the oil begins to separate from the masala. (When this happens, you know the spices are cooked to perfection.)
• Add the meat to the masala and sauté until browned, stirring often to prevent burning- about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes , stir, and cook until they are soft.
• Turn off the heat, add the lime or lemon juice, and stir to mix well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

KEEMA (INDIAN-STYLE GROUND MEAT)

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, cook ground lamb until evenly brown. While cooking, break apart with a wooden spoon until crumbled. Transfer cooked lamb to a bowl, and drain off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Saute onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and saute 1 minute. Stir in garam masala and salt, and cook 1 minute. Return the browned lamb to the pan, and stir in tomato paste and beef broth. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until meat is fully cooked through, and liquid has evaporated.

KEEMA BIRYANI (KEEMA PULAO)

Steps:

• Soak the basmati rice in cold water for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse and set aside.
• Press the sauté button, then add the oil to the pot. Allow the oil a minute to heat up, then add the whole spices to the pot and give them a stir. Once the spices begin to sizzle, add the ground meat, onions, garlic, ginger, Serrano pepper and cook until the meat is mostly browned.
• Add the ground spices, mix well, then add the tomatoes and cook for 5-6 minutes, or until they have softened.
• Dump the rice on top of the meat (do not mix) then pour water on top. Sprinkle half the cilantro and mint on top of the rice.
• Secure the lid, close the pressure valve and cook for 6 minutes at high pressure.
• Naturally release pressure for 10 minutes. Open the valve to release any remaining pressure.
• Remove whole spices and sprinkle with remaining cilantro and mint.

KEEMA CURRY RECIPE (GROUND BEEF CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss the potatoes with olive oil and spread onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and roast 25-30 minutes, flipping once halfway through, until tender and golden brown.
• Heat a dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and onion and cook, stirring frequently to break up the beef into smaller pieces. Cook until the ground beef is no longer pink and the onion is translucent, 6-7 minutes.
• Add the ginger and garlic. Sautee, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes, until very fragrant.
• Add the salt, pepper, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, and tomato paste. Stir until the the tomato paste is worked into the beef, and the spices are fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and coconut milk and give everything a good stir. Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the curry thickens and the color turns a deep golden orange, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the frozen baby peas and roasted potatoes. Simmer until the peas are warmed through, 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the cilantro.
• Ladle into serving bowls over your base of choice (rice, naan or other, see post notes), sprinkle with lime juice and more fresh cilantro, and serve immediately.

KEEMA CURRY (GROUND BEEF)

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables
• In a sauce pot add in the ground beef and cook until brown on a medium high flame
• Add in the oil, chopped onions, garlic ginger paste, salt, bay leaf and peppercorns
• Give it a good stir and let that cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame
• Add in the spices, one by one, turmeric, chili, coriander, cumin, curry and garam masala powder
• Mix the spices in well with the ground meat. Cook that all on a high flame for 2 mins
• Add in the potatoes and tomatoes, stir well and cook that on high flame for another 2 mins
• Add 1 and a half cups of hot water to the pot and stir well
• Cover the pot and simmer for 15-20 minutes on a medium low flame until you start to see some of the oil floating on top, stirring once or twice in between
• Serve warm with rice or flatbread

INDIAN KEEMA ALOO (GROUND BEEF AND POTATOES)

Steps:

• Add oil and onion to a large pot on medium heat.
• Cook onions, stirring occasionally, 6-8 minutes until translucent.
• Add in coriander, garam masala, cumin, salt, turmeric, ginger and cayenne and stir well, then cook for 1 minute.
• Add in beef and cook, breaking it apart and stirring occasionally, until it is cooked through, about 6-8 minutes.
• Add in garlic and jalapenos, then cook for 1 minute.
• Add in the tomatoes, water, and potatoes and stir well.
• Bring to a simmer, then cook for 10-12 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Add in frozen peas, stir and serve.

KEEMA (INDIAN SPICED GROUND VEAL AND BEEF WITH PEAS)

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet set over moderately high heat, warm the oil until hot. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add the veal, beef, and salt and pepper to taste, and cook, stirring, until no longer pink. Add the garlic, tomatoes, gingerroot, Garam Masala, and chilies, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the peas and continue to cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes more, or until flavors blend. Stir in the lemon juice and cilantro and correct seasoning, adding more salt if necessary. Either transfer to a bowl and serve with warm rotis or tortillas or spoon Keema down center of bread and roll up like a burrito.