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Chicken Keema Recipe

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Chicken keema is a spicy minced meat dish with chicken and peas. Serve with bread or rice for a nice and delicious meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams minced chicken meat
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder adjust to taste
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup oil adjust to your preference
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1.5 cups finely chopped onion
  • 1 tsp grated ginger
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup peas fresh or frozen
  • 2-3 green chillies slit (adjust to taste)
  • 1.5 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp canned tomato paste or 1 cup fresh tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped coriander leaves cilantro

Powder Coarsely:

  • 2 pods cardamom
  • 1 " piece of cinnamon
  • 3 cloves
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Place the minced chicken in a bowl and add chilli powder, turmeric powder, and salt
  • Mix well and set aside
  • Powder together the spices mentioned under "powder coarsely" above and set aside
  • Heat the oil and add cumin seeds and bay leaf
  • When the cumin seeds brown and sizzle, add the chopped onions
  • Saute until the onions turn soft, no need to brown them too much
  • Now add the fresh ginger and garlic
  • Saute saute saute
  • In go the green chillies and peas. I leave the peas out for a few minutes if using frozen but adding them straight from the freezer will work in a pinch too
  • Saute again until the peas start to turn soft - about 5-7 minutes
  • Time to add the spices. Add 2 teaspoons of the ground powder (I usually chuck it all in without measuring) and coriander powder
  • Fry for a minute until nice and fragrant
  • Now add the chicken
  • Mix everything together until well combined
  • Add the tomato paste (or fresh tomatoes) and mix again
  • Since I used canned tomato paste (the flavour is more intense and I prefer this in some dishes), I add about 4 tbsp water at this stage.  You can omit this if using fresh tomatoes
  • Mix well and cook covered for 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked soft.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, add sugar and more salt if needed
  • Throw in the chopped coriander leaves
  • Mix and serve hot