Keema Beef Curry Recipes

BEEF KEEMA CURRY (INDIAN GROUND BEEF)

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients, mix the Spice Mix together if using, and place a small container of water by your stovetop.
• In a skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add in the onions and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Cook until the onion is golden brown, stirring frequently. About 8 to 12 minutes.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and minced green chili. Cook for one minute or until the paste no longer smells raw. Stir frequently and add a bit of water if the mixture is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
• Sprinkle in the ground spices and Kashmiri chili powder. Stir for another minute, adding a tablespoon of water as needed to prevent sticking.
• Add the ground beef and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of salt. Break it up with the back of a spoon. Cook until the meat is no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Mix the tomato paste with 1/ 4 cup of water and stir into the meat.
• Turn the heat up to high and add the potatoes now if using. When the sauce is boiling, cover and turn the heat to low, or the setting that allows for a gentle simmer.
• Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or if using potatoes, until they are tender. You are typically looking for a dry curry; simmer for a few more minutes uncovered until the desired consistency. If you are topping rice with the keema or as an Indianish Sloppy Joes, leave some liquid. If stuffing samosa, or topping pizza you will want a fairly dry mixture.
• If using peas: Over low heat stir in fresh or frozen peas and allow them to cook through. This will take just a few minutes.
• Taste for enough acid, heat, and salt. Be sure to season your keema well. I find for my palate that another 1/8 teaspoon of salt and an additional sprinkle of lemon juice does the trick. If your dish tastes flat it needs a tiny bit more of these two ingredients or even a shake of ground red chili.
• Skim any fat that collects on the top if you wish. And if you have time, allow the keema to rest covered, but off the heat, so that the flavors have some time to combine. As with most curries, it will taste even better the next day.
• Garnish the beef keema curry as you wish with the optional ingredients listed above. Serve with a soft bun, flatbread, rice, and a salad. See Storing & Serving Notes above if needed.

QUICK KEEMA BEEF CURRY

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in pan and fry mince to remove most of the fat, drain when complete and put to one side ready for the next stage. Heat remaining oil in a large pan.
• Add onions, garlic, ginger and salt and fry until golden.
• Add meat, tomatoes, garam masala, chilli powder, tomato puree, one carton of yogurt and some of the stock to make a dry mixture then simmer for about 1/2 hour or until meat is tender check regularly if mixture is getting to dry add more stock, try to aim for a moist curry not sloppy.
• When you are ready to serve mix in the rest of the yogurt and serve with rice and a sweet chutney.
• You may like some garlic bread or papadams with it also.
• A Favorite with some of my friends Alan.

KHEEMA MATAR (BEEF AND PEA CURRY)

Steps:

• Melt ghee in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds; stir until fragrant and starting to crackle, about 1 minute. Stir in onion, jalapeno pepper, curry, garlic, ginger, and bay leaves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to soften, about 5 minutes.
• Pour tomatoes into the skillet; stir to combine, about 2 minutes. Add chili powder, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and salt; stir thoroughly. Add beef; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up the meat, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until flavors combine, about 15 minutes. Add frozen peas, cover, and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. For a thicker consistency, increase heat to medium and simmer curry, uncovered, until sauce reduces, about 5 minutes.

IT'S A WHOLE MEAL KEEMA CURRY (BEEF, POTATOES AND VEG)

Steps:

• In a small bowl or coffee cup combine the turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, ginger and chili powder.
• In a large frying pan, saute onion, pepper and garlic in the oil until the onion softens.
• Add the spice mix to the vegetable mixture in the frying pan and combine well.
• Add the ground beef, stirring well and often to incorporate the spice mix with the beef and brown thoroughly.
• Add the water and the tomato paste, again mixing well.
• Cook this at a low to medium simmer until most of the water has cooked off.
• Mix in the potatoes and the green beans, then the coconut milk (you may need to add a small amount of water to facilitate the mixing, but no more than 1/4 cup!).
• Simmer till everything is heated through, and serve.

SOUTH ASIAN-STYLE GROUND BEEF (KEEMA)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large wok or skillet over high heat; saute onions and garlic until onions are almost transparent, about 5 minutes.
• Combine curry powder, salt, turmeric, cayenne pepper, black pepper, ginger, and cinnamon in a bowl.
• Stir ground beef into onion mixture and cook, breaking beef into small crumbles, until beef is cooked through and browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add curry mixture to ground beef mixture and stir well.
• Mix potatoes and tomatoes into ground beef mixture, reduce heat to medium, cover wok, and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

INDIAN BEEF KEEMA WITH CARROTS & POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a large saucepan over a high heat. Add the mince, season and cook until browned, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. Remove from the pan, discarding all the fat, and set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil and cook the onion, garlic and ginger with some seasoning for 8 mins until soft. Add the curry powder, potato and carrots, and cook for a few mins more. Stir in the tomato purée, 500ml water or vegetable stock, and the beef. Cook on a medium heat for 20 mins or until the potatoes are tender. Serve with basmati rice, fresh coriander, and mango or lime chutney.