Recipe for Keema Mattar
Ingredients
- 750 gms mincemeat (beef/ chicken/ mutton)
- 2 onion sliced
- 2 tomatoes sliced
- 4 green chillies
- 2 cups fresh peas
- 2 tbsp yogurt
- 1 tbsp crushed ginger
- Some coriander leaves for garnishing
- SPICES:
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 – 4 cloves
- 4 peppercorns
- Some salt
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- Some red chilli
- 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalaunji)
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp methi leaves
- 1 big cardamom
Cooking Directions
Heat oil and fry onion, bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and ginger until everything is golden brown. Now add tomatoes and mix until they tend to lose the stiffness.
Now add mincemeat and cook until it starts changing its colour. Break into in to small pieces with the wooden stirring spoon.
Now add all the spices except methi leaves and yogurt and cook covered for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add peas and stir. Cook covered for further 20 minutes on low medium heat or until the oil comes up.
Now add methi leaves, coriander and green chillies and serve.
by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1011 views