Indian Keema Wground Turkey Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and ginger; cook for 2 minutes more. Add turkey; cook and stir until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, coriander, cumin, ground chile, turmeric, masala, and cinnamon. Stir well.
• Add potato, peas, tomato sauce, water, and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer until potato is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Add bell pepper and cilantro; simmer until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a separate pan over medium-high heat. Saute rice in the hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Drain off excess water. Add cinnamon, cloves, salt, and pepper.

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, cook ground lamb until evenly brown. While cooking, break apart with a wooden spoon until crumbled. Transfer cooked lamb to a bowl, and drain off all but 1 tablespoon fat. Saute onion until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic, and saute 1 minute. Stir in garam masala and salt, and cook 1 minute. Return the browned lamb to the pan, and stir in tomato paste and beef broth. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until meat is fully cooked through, and liquid has evaporated.

Steps:

• Raita: In a small serving bowl, mix yogurt with fork until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, stir, cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve. Can be made in advance Keema: Heat oil in heavy skillet. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is wilted. Sprinkle with ginger, curry powder, cinnamon, turmeric, coriander and cumin. Stir to blend. Add the meat. Cook, stirring and chopping down with the side of a heavy metal spoon to break up any lumps. When the meat is no longer pink, add the tomatoes, lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper. Add the hot red pepper flakes if desired. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the peas and continue cooking until the peas are tender (only a few minutes for frozen peas-fresh peas~ 5 to 10 minutes). Serve over rice with the Raita on the side.