Keema I

Submitted by chia2160

"i was looking for a recipe for ground veal and found this online. it was quick, easy and tasty, all my requirements for a weeknight meal"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 8 ounces ground veal
• 8 ounces ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 2 firm tomatoes, diced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno, chopped
• 3 cups peas
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 3 tablespoons chopped basil or 3 tablespoons cilantro

directions

1. heat oil is a non stick skillet.
2. add onion and cook for 5 minutes.
3. add veal and beef, season with salt& pepper and cook breaking up with spoon until no longer pink.
4. drain grease.
5. add garlic tomatoes, ginger, garam masala and jalapenos, cook for 5 minutes.
6. add peas and lower heat, cook for 5-10 minutes more until flavor is blended.
7. stir in lemon juice and basil.
8. serve over basmati rice.

Reviews

[Girl from India]

I wanted to post this recipe and found yours O! Chia of the sweet smile. It is a very good dish and yours is almost the same as what I make. Only I use around a tsp. of oil, around 2 onions and really fry the onions well, then add the ginger, garlic, green chilli (don't know what are jalapenos) and saute till golden brown, then add the tomatoes and stir till they are incorporated in the mix. Add the garam masala, a little cumin, coriander (1/2 tsp each), red chilli powder(optional for you as I spice things up a lot) and 1/4 tsp of Turmeric pdr. Then add the mince and proceed exactly as your recipe. Try my variation sometime as I will surely try yours. :) Fay Try it with a bread loaf too! Kheema Pav is a favourite around here!! (Pav is a round loaf bread)

 

[Primordial]

Wonderful. Quick and delicious. Thank you chia!

 

[Up North]

Very flavourful and quick. I am usually more fond of curries with a little more sauce but this was great. I had it with rice and a little raita on the side though. I used smaller superhot chillies from africa and ground beef because that was what I had but it turned out nicely anyway. I took the advice of the other reviewers and added turmeric, cumin and coriander to the list of spices I reduced the amount of peas as well and used only the juice of halöf a lemon. I also added 2 extra freshly pureed tomatoes which gave it a bit more saucy consistency. I would not omit the fresh coriander at any cost as that made a big difference!!! Many thanks for this recipe!!

 

[JustJanS]

This was really good for a super quick curry fix after a busy day. I can't believe how fast it all came together, and how good it tasted-a great recipe for using mince that is going into my favourites cookbook. I had added a teaspoon of cumin and 1/2 a teaspoon of coriander before I read fay's review, and I added 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. I only used 2 cups of peas, and you can see that was enough by my phot. The peas added a really nice sweetness, in contrast to the lemon and tomato. I finished it with chopped fresh cilantro rather than the basil.