Qeema Indian Curried Beef
An authentic Indian spiced ground (minced) beef recipe known as Qeema (or keema or kheema). This is a gem of a recipe because it tastes incredible but unlike many Indian dishes, there are no hard-to-find spices in the ingredients. And it's super fast - on the table in 20 minutes! Serve over basm
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Sauté - Heat oil in a skillet over high heat. Add ginger and garlic and saute for 30 seconds until golden, don't let it burn! Add onion and cook for 1 minute until it is starting to turn translucent.
- Add beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until it changes from pink to light brown. Add remaining ingredients EXCEPT water. Cook for a further 2 minutes to let the spices bloom.
- Cook 10 minutes - Add water, give it a stir, then put a lid on (or cover with a baking tray). Turn heat down to medium and let it simmer for 10 minutes or until most of the water has evaporated.
- Serve over with basmati rice or plain white rice, garnished with extra chilli and coriander/cilantro, and lots of Mint Yogurt. Naan or flatbreads would make it even better, though if time is not your friend, try frozen roti (pictured in post, Note 3).
- Blitz then stir - Put just 1/4 cup of the yogurt with the mint leaves and salt in a jug just big enough to fit the head of a stick blender. Blitz until mint is very finely chopped. Then stir in remaining yogurt. (Note 4) Refrigerate until required.
Nutrition per serving
Protein28g
Carbs4g
Fat14g
255kcal
28gProtein
4gCarbs
14gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$2486.00
$2486.00
Per Serving
$622.00/serving
$622.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$4972.00 vs buying!
~$4972.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (78% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| vegetable or canola oil | 3 tbsp | $13.00 |
| ginger | 4 tsp | $22.00 |
| garlic cloves | 5 large | $988.00 |
| onion | 1 large | $50.00 |
| / 1 lb beef mince | 500 g | $880.00 |
| cooking salt / kosher salt | 0.75 tsp | $1.00 |
| cayenne pepper | 1 tsp | $15.00 |
| garam masala | 0.25 tsp | - |
| cumin powder | 0.25 tsp | $9.00 |
| coriander powder | 0.25 tsp | - |
| turmeric powder | 0.5 tsp | $20.00 |
| water | 1 cup | - |
| reen cayenne pepper | 1 g | $3.00 |
| Cilantro/coriander leaves | - | - |
| Plain yogurt or Mint yogurt | - | - |
| plain yogurt | 0.75 cup | $485.00 |
| 0.5 cup | - | |
| cooking salt / kosher salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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