Peas Keema
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Peas keema is made of Peas, minced meat and Indian spices. |
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Preparation Time : 5 mins
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Cooking Time :
10-15 mins
Serves :
4-5
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Ingredients: |
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Peas - 225g
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Minced Meat - 100g
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Onion - 1 small
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Tomato - 2 small
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Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
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Green chilli - 1 (optional)
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Cinnamon - 1/2 inch long strip
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Coriander leaves - few
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Oil - 3 tblsp
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Oil - 2 tsp for the end (optional)
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Salt - to taste
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Water - as required
Spice powders:
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Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
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Chilli powder - 1 for medium spicy or 2 tsp for very spicy
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Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
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Cumin (Jeera) powder - 1/2 tsp
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Method: |
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Rinse the Keema well in water and drain it.
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Chop the onion, tomato and chilli.
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Heat a pan and add a tsp of oil and the keema.
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Brown them until all the water is evaporated.
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Remove them from pan and set aside.
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Heat a pressure cooker pan and add rest of the oil.
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Add cinnamon, onion and saute for few minutes until onion becomes light brown.
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Add ginger-garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and all the spice powders.
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Stir well and cook for about 3-4 minutes.
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** Add keema, about 1/4 cup of water and salt.
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** Pressure cook until 2 whistles or for about 3 minutes under pressure. Switch off.
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** Open the lid when all the pressure is gone.
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Add peas to the pan of keema and let it cook for about 1-2 minutes without the lid.
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Add oil and let it boil until it becomes thick.
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Garnish with coriander leaves.
** - If the pressure cooker is not available, replace the steps 10-12 above (starting with the symbol **) with the following steps and continue to step 13 above.
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Add keema, about 3/4 cup of water and salt to a 1 litre pan.
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Cover and cook for about 18-20 minutes. Open the lid , stir few times and make sure there is enough water left for the minced meat to be cooked.
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Notes: |
It is suitable for Rice and <a href="/recipes/sambar">Sambar</a>, <a href="/recipes/Mung-Dhal-curry">Mung Dhal curry</a>, <a href="/recipes/Rasam">Rasam</a>, <a href="/recipes/Dhal">Dhal</a>, <a href="/recipes/Tamarind-egg-Curry">Tamarind Egg Curry</a>, <a href="/recipes/Tamarind-egg-omlette-curry">Tamarind egg omlette curry</a> or <a href="/recipes/Garlic-curry">Garlic curry</a>. Click <a href="/recipes/Vegetable-Keema">here</a> for vegetable keema. |
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