Keema Matar Recipe by Pakistani Chef Fauzia

Ingredients

2 pounds Ground Beef (Keema)
3 medium Onions (finely chopped)
5 cloves of Garlic (Lehsan) (peeled & minced)
1" piece of Ginger (Adrak) (peeled & minced)
2" piece of Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni)
6 Cloves (Loung)
¼ tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch) (or to taste)
Salt (to taste)
1 tsp. Turmeric Powder (Pisi Haldi)
1 tbsp. Cumin Powder (Pisa Zeera)
1 tbsp. Coriander Powder (Pisa Dhania)
2 tbsp. Plain Yogurt
3 tbsp. Tomato Paste
½ cup Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Cooking Oil

How to make Keema Matar

Method

In a pot heat the clarified butter or oil. When it gets hot add in the onions and saute well to golden brown. Add in all spices and stir well. Add tomato paste and yogurt, stir and saute on medium heat for about 10 minutes (you may add a little water in between to prevent spices from burning.)
Add in the ground beef; mix well. Saute beef for 2 minutes. Add 1 cup of water, mix and bring to a boil. One it boils lower the heat and simmer on low heat for about 45 minutes or until beef is cooked.

When ground beef is well done add in the peas; mix and simmer to heat throughly.

Keema matar can be termed as a main dish among all keema recipes. Keema (minced meat) and matar (peas) is usually a dish which is cooked once in a week or two in most of Pakistani homes. Keema tastes very well when cooked with peas and that is why keema is often used to make this food. The recipe presented here by KFoods.com is made with beef keema however it can also be made using mutton and chicken as well. And even you can use lamb kima to make a delicious kima matar recipe.

If you have some minced meat in your freezer, and some peas also, you must go for cooking this food. Now here is recipe as well. Follow each step one by one and finally prepare a delicious meal for your family today.

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Posted By: kiran, Karachi

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