Keema do Pyaza

Keema do Pyaza - Simrun Chopra
Keema do Pyaza
Ingredients
  • 500 gms of mince 
  • Chicken/Pork/ Lamb /Beef 
  • 3 tbsp oil 
  • 2 green cardamom 
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 4 cloves 
  • 1" pc cinnamon stick 
  • 1 whole red chilli 
  • 1 1/2 - 2 tsp of grated ginger-garlic 
  • 1 big onion cut into 2 halves and then cut thick slices 
  • 1 medium tomato chopped 
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 
  • To be dry roasted and then coarsely pounded in a mortar pestal 
  • 1 tbsp of whole coriander seeds 
  • 3/4 tbsp of whole cumin seeds 
  • 2 tbsp of yougart 
  • 5-6 chopped green chillies 
  • 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves 
  • 1-2 tbsp of chopped mint leaves 

Method
  • Dry roast the coriander and cumin seeds till the coriander seeds change to a nice beige colour 
  • Remove and keep aside, when it cools down transfer to a mortar pestal and pound it coarsely and keep aside.
  • In the same pan add the oil 
  • When the oil is warm add the green and black cardamom, cinnamon stick ,cloves and whole red chilli. 
  • After few seconds Add the mince and roast it till it starts changing colour 
  • Then add the grated ginger garlic and saute till the raw smell goes 
  • Next add the turmeric powder and the pounded coriander cumin seeds
  • Saute on low flame for 5-7 minutes ,can add few tbsp of water if it starts catching at the bottom 
  • Now add the chopped tomato and saute till it becomes soft 
  • To this add the yougart and saute for few minutes 
  • If cooking chicken mince can continue in the kadhai 
  • For lamb /pork/beef can transfer the mince to a pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes on low flame after the first whistle 
  • Add 1/2 cup water to it 
  • Let the cooker open naturally. 
  • Then transfer the mince to the kadhai 
  • Saute for few minutes 
  • Now add the thick onion slices 
  • Mix it in 
  • To this now add the chopped green chillies 
  • Mix it in 
  • Now cover and cook for few minutes so that the onion becomes a little translucent 
  • Lastly remove the cover and add the chopped coriander leaves and the chopped mint leaves 
  • Check for salt add if required 
  • Mix everything in well and saute for few minutes .
  • Done .

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