Cuisines Pakistani

Aloo Keema

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Ingredients

  • Keema (minced meat) 1 kg
  • Onions blended 2 large
  • Garlic (crushed) 2 tbsps
  • Tomato paste 2 tbsp
  • Or 2-3 tomatoes blended
  • Salt 1 1/2 tsps
  • Red chilies 2 tsps
  • Haldi powder 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
  • White cumin powder 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala 1 tsp
  • Green chilies 4-5 pc
  • Green coriander as desired
  • Potatoes 3/4 kg or as desired
  • Oil/ghee 1 cup

Method

  1. Take a pan add keema, onions, garlic, tomatoes, salt, chilies and haldi. Add 2 cups of water.
  2. Cook till the meat is tender and all the water evaporates.
  3. Add oil and fry with green chilies for 5 mins over medium heat.
  4. Add coriander, cumin powder and fry for further few minutes, till oil separates and the meat is brown.
  5. Peel and cut potatoes into small cubes.
  6. Add potatoes and fry for few minutes. Add garam masala.
  7. Add 1 cup water and let it cook till potatoes are done.
  8. Sprinkle with green coriander.
  9. Serve hot with white rice or roti.
  10. Different varieties can be made from this basic recipe just by changing the vegetables, e.g.:
  11. Keema and green peas: add peas and 1 cup of water. Fry a little after the peas are cooked.
  12. Keema and mash ki dal: soak 1 cup dal in water. When the keema is fried well, add the dal after straining the water from it, add 1 cup water and cook till the dal is tender and the oil separates from the gravy.