Recipe by one of my Twitter chums Whimsical Wife

Quick Keema

This recipe is inspired by Twitter… when I asked the question.. hmm what can I do with mince? Not only did I receive the idea for keema but I actually will never need to ask the question again as it would appear Twitter knows 8 billion things to do with mince!So, if you’d like to make speedy keema, the way that I make it, using only things I had in at the time, then this is the recipe. I must say this dish was hugely popular with the children who loved it, cheap to make and easy and can easily be padded out to feed more and can be dressed up so it’s more of a special meal.

Ingredients

1. 500g beef mince (or lamb)
2. 1 onion (red or white) finely diced
3. 500g new potatoes peeled and cubed
4. 2 handfuls of frozen peas
5. 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
6. 3 tsp Garam Masala
7. 2 tsp Cumin
8. 2 tsp Turmeric
9. 1 clove garlic
10. 2 dried chillies crumbled
11. thumb sized piece of ginger, peeled and grated

Directions

1. What you do:
2. Add a splash of oil to a large pan, gently soften the onions, ginger and garlic
3. Add the mince and brown
4. Add the spices, chillies and a good pinch of salt
5. Stir in the chopped tomatoes and half a tin of water
6. Add the cubed potatoes and stir well to combine everything
7. Simmer with the lid on for half an hour
8. Add the frozen peas and cook with the lid off for 10 minutes

To Serve

Serve with Indian breads, plain boiled basmati rice, accompanied with large dollop of natural yogurt, Indian chutneys and a large serving of hot Indian salad.

Hot Indian Salad

finely chop iceberg lettuce, cucumber, deseeded tomatoes, red onion, red chilli, large handful of flat leaf parsley (leaves only) , large bunch of coriander. Mix together and drizzle with juice of a lemon and a sprinkle of salt.  Mix well.

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