Khara masala beef keema (whole spice beef mince curry)
An aromatic and mildly seasoned minced beef cooking in whole and crushed spices and yogurt.
Servings: 5 servings
Calories: 632kcal
Ingredients
- 500 gm minced meat
- 6 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tsp black peppercorns freshly crushed
- 2 tbsp cumin seeds
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
- 3 large red onions or 3 cups sliced onion
- 2 cup chopped tomato or 3 large tomatoes
- 1 cup freshly chopped coriander leaves
- 1 cup beaten yogurt at room temperature
- 1/2 cup ghee / oil for cooking.
Whole spices
- 8 whole red chilies
- 1/2 stick of cinnamon
- 5 green cardamom
- 2 black cardamom
- 4 cloves
Garnish
- Julienne cut ginger
- chopped coriander
- Lemon juice
Instructions
- Grind coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a food processor or by a mortar pestle, set aside.
- In a large sauce pan or pot, add ghee, chopped garlic and all the whole spices (except red chilies). Saute at medium flame till the garlic turns golden.
- Then add mince meat and break the meat with a spoon. Saute the meat till all the liquid from the meat evaporates and it changes color to brown.
- Reduce flame to low, and add salt, crushed black pepper, grounded cumin coriander mix, and red chilies. Break the red chilies with hand to release seeds before adding.
- Add onions, tomatoes and coriander along with yogurt. Mix everything well and cover the pot/pan with a lid. Increase the flame back to medium high. Let it cook for 15 mins.
- Check to see if the all the water from the vegetables and yogurt has evaporated.
- When all the water evaporates and you can see oil seperating on the sides, reduce the flame once more to low and cover the pot. Let the keema simmer for 10 mins at low flame.
- Garnish with lemon juice, coriander and thin ginger slices.
- Serve with naan, paratha, khubs or bread with a side of yogurt.
Notes
This curry is definitely not a spicy one. Atleast not to your palates. If you still feel its spicy for you, then add some more yogurt to balance it out.
Don't skip the lemon juice and ginger in the end, it balances out all the bitter spices in the recipes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 632kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 151mg | Sodium: 985mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 18g