Kheema Fry | Keema Fry | Minced Meat Qeema | Dhabewala Keema | Dry Spicy Minced Meat | Masala Keema

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

peas

🥗Healthier: green beans

💰Cheaper: frozen peas

Green beans provide a fresh alternative, while frozen peas are budget-friendly.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrition, while mashed potatoes can be made from leftovers.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: green onions

Parsley offers a similar flavor, while green onions are often less expensive.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.

Add whole spices: cumin seeds, cardamom, fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, and cloves; fry them.

Add chopped onions and fry for a couple of minutes until light brown.

Add bay leaves, salt, chopped green chilies, and ginger and garlic paste; fry until onions turn light brown.

Add chopped tomatoes and fry well until the water evaporates.

Add powdered spices: coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, and chili powder; continue to fry until oil separates.

Add minced meat and fry well until the meat changes color.

Add vinegar and a quarter cup of water; mix well.

Close the pressure cooker and cook for one vessel, then remove from heat and allow to cool naturally.

Check that all steam has been released before opening the cooker; give it a quick mix.

If not using a pressure cooker, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the meat is cooked.

Add potatoes, green peas, crushed dried fenugreek leaves, and sugar; mix well.

Cook on low heat until the potatoes are cooked, covering and simmering for a while.

Open and mix occasionally; taste the curry and adjust salt, green chilies, and vinegar or lemon juice to your liking.

Garnish with chopped green coriander leaves and julienned ginger.

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