🇮🇳 Indian Cuisine

Keema

Spiced Minced Meat

Prep Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Difficulty medium
Calories 350 kcal

A heavily spiced North Indian dish made with minced lamb or goat meat cooked with peas, tomatoes, and aromatic spices. Popular across the subcontinent from Punjab to Hyderabad.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat oil, add cumin seeds. Sauté onions until deep golden.
  2. 2 Add ginger-garlic paste and green chilies, cook for 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Add minced meat and cook on high heat until browned.
  4. 4 Add tomatoes, spice powders, and salt. Cook covered on low heat for 20 minutes.
  5. 5 Add green peas, cook 10 more minutes. Finish with garam masala and coriander.

Did You Know?

Keema Matar with peas is considered one of the most comforting everyday meals in North Indian households.