Ultimate Keema Curry Recipes

Steps:

• Place peas in a microwave-safe container and cover loosely. Microwave until just heated through and bright green, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and immediately cover with cold water to stop the cooking process, preserve the color, and reinflate any dimples or puckers. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a nonstick frying pan or Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Stir lamb, onion, and garlic into the oil. Break up the ground lamb into morsels, stirring into the onion, garlic, and oil. Cover and begin gradually browning the lamb. Cook slowly until lamb is browned and a pool of rendered fat and liquid collects in the bottom of the pan, 10 to 20 minutes. Drain all fat, oil, and liquids.
• Combine parsley, curry powder, cumin, garam masala, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, ginger, turmeric and pepper flakes in a bowl, then stir into the lamb mixture. Cook over low heat until spices bloom, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in potatoes, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Cover and continue cooking and stirring until the potatoes are tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Set the lid ajar and let any liquids in the bottom of the pan steam off. Drain the peas and stir them into the keema. The keema will reheat them. Garnish individual servings with cilantro leaves.

Steps:

• In a small bowl or coffee cup combine the turmeric, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, ginger and chili powder.
• In a large frying pan, saute onion, pepper and garlic in the oil until the onion softens.
• Add the spice mix to the vegetable mixture in the frying pan and combine well.
• Add the ground beef, stirring well and often to incorporate the spice mix with the beef and brown thoroughly.
• Add the water and the tomato paste, again mixing well.
• Cook this at a low to medium simmer until most of the water has cooked off.
• Mix in the potatoes and the green beans, then the coconut milk (you may need to add a small amount of water to facilitate the mixing, but no more than 1/4 cup!).
• Simmer till everything is heated through, and serve.