Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, qeema matar. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Qeema matar is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Qeema matar is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
This particular version, Classic Keema Matar (mince with peas) is one of two favourites in my own house, the other being Aloo Keema (mince with potatoes). Keema matar is a classic Pakistani curry recipe featuring lamb or mutton and peas that Lamb Keema Matar is classic Pakistani homestyle curry, it is incredibly simple to cook. Keema (aka kheema or qeema) is a flavorful minced meat (beef or lamb) dish said to Try this delicious version with matar or mutter (green peas).
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook qeema matar using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Qeema matar:
- Take 2 star anise petals
- Take 3– 4 cinnamon sticks
- Get 4 cardamom
- Make ready 4 bay leaves
- Get 150 ml oil
- Make ready 4 onions
- Prepare 1 kg mutton mince
- Get 1 cup frozen peas
- Take 1 pint water (for the final boil)
- Prepare 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
- Get 2 tsp mixed curry powder
- Get 1.5 tsp cumin powder
- Make ready 1 tsp coriander powder
- Prepare 1.5 tsp chilli powder
- Make ready 1 tsp turmeric powder
- Get 1.5– 2 tsp salt (adjust to your preference)
- Take 2 tsp garlic
- Take 2 tsp ginger
Keema matar recipe (minced meat and peas) is a frequent choice of women to cook in the meals. This Pakistani keema recipe is always liked and admired. Keema Matar has been traditionally made using Mutton in our family. I use ground Chicken many times since the Hubs does not eat red meat!
Instructions to make Qeema matar:
- Start by peeling and slicing 4 medium sized onions.
- In a saucepan, heat 150ml of oil. - Once the oil is hot add all the whole spices; 4 bay leaves, 4 cardamom pods, 3 – 4 cinnamon sticks and 2 star anise petals.
- Once the spices have released their aromas add the sliced onions, 2 tsp of minced garlic, 2 tsp of minced ginger….and 1.5 – 2 tsp of salt.
- Give all the ingredients a good mix, cover the saucepan and leave to cook over a low – medium flame for about 8 – 10 minutes, till the onions become translucent and golden in colour.
- Once the onions are soft and translucent, add the mince.
- Cook the mince over a high heat, stirring continuously to prevent clumps forming. - Once the mince looks brown all over, cover the saucepan again and let it cook for 5 – 8 minutes.
- The mince may look dry at this stage, that’s fine as we are going to be adding ground spices and don’t want too much liquid in the pan, to allow the spices to fry properly
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder… mixed curry powder and of dried fenugreek leaves
- Mix the spices and allow to fry for a 8 – 10 minutes over a medium flame. This will not only help the spices to release their taste/aroma, it will also help any large bits of onion to break down further.
- After this time is up, add water for the final boil. I added 1 pint of cold water, however if you like your curry gravy to be very loose, you may add more than this.
- Bring the curry to a boil and add frozen peas just as the curry reaches boiling point.
- Allow the curry to boil for 8 – 10 minutes over a high heat, then simmer gently for 5 more minutes. The Keema Matar is done when the peas are cooked and the gravy has thickened a little.
- You may garnish the curry with coriander leaves or leave it plain.
Its also a healthier option for those. Keema matar is an Indian-style curried minced meat which is comparable to that of the traditional Western minced meat. However, the keema matar has more ingredients and. How to make Keema Matar-Minced mutton and green peas turned into a spicy dish. Reviews for: Photos of Vegetarian Keema Matar with Cucumber Raita.
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