At busy curry houses, the chefs prefer to use pre-cooked keema so that they get the texture of the meat right.
It is just a simple no-fuss homemade style keema curry.
As I had some leftover boiled pasta, I added them to the curry.
Ingredients of Keema Pasta Curry
- Prepare 1 cup of mutton mince / keema, washed & drained.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of pasta, boiled al dente with a pinch of salt & drained.
- You need 3 tbsp. of oil.
- Prepare 1-2 of bay leaves.
- You need 1 of " cinnamon stick.
- You need 2-3 of green cardamoms.
- It's 4-5 of cloves.
- You need 1 tsp. of cumin seeds.
- It's 2 of onion, sliced.
- Prepare 1 of " ginger.
- Prepare 2-3 of garlic cloves.
- Prepare to taste of salt.
- You need 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of coriander powder.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of cumin powder.
- Prepare 1 tbsp. of red chilli powder.
- It's 1 of tomato, chopped.
- You need 1 tsp. of garam masala powder.
- It's 1 tsp. of coriander leaves, chopped.
- It's 1 tsp. of ghee.
Keema Pasta Curry step by step
- Grind 1 onion, ginger and garlic into a smooth paste. Keep aside..
- Heat oil in a pan & temper with bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves and cardamoms. Saute for a few seconds. Add remaining onion and stir fry till light brown..
- Now add the ground paste and continue to saute till the oil separates..
- Add all the dry spices (except garam masala powder) and mix well..
- Add tomatoes & cook, covered, on a low flame till it is nicely mashed..
- Add the drained keema and cook till dry..
- Add 1 cup water, cover and simmer till the gravy thickens..
- When done, add boiled pasta, garam masala & ghee. Give it a toss and switch off the flame..
- Garnish with coriander leaves and keep it covered for 4-5 minutes..
- Serve as a side dish with either plain steamed rice, jeera rice, plain biryani, pulao, naan, tandoori roti, kulcha, paratha or just plain chapati. You may also enjoy with appam, idiyappam or dosa..
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