Kheema Chawal

Eaten hot on a cold rainy day, kheema is essentially an important element to many other recipes but tastes just as good eaten plain. Kheema also known as minced meat, is a traditional south Asian dish that can be prepared in a large range of varieties with any type of meat (chicken, mutton, beef). This dish can be eaten as is with yellow rice, bread, roti, paratha’s or even noodles and pasta.

The most important part of preparing kheema is washing the meat. I usually put all my kheema in a netted utensil/ strainer and wash it under warm water till the kheema washes out clean and without any blood. I know of so many people who don’t wash their Kheema but I think it’s really unhealthy to not do so, washing the kheema also prevents lumps from forming while cooking.

Ingredients For Kheema

1 lb. Minced meat (Chicken – Mutton – Beef)
2 pcs. Bay leaves
3-4 Cloves
2 pcs. Cinnamon sticks
4-5 Whole pepper corns
1 tsp. Kashmiri chili powder
3/4 Tsp. Ginger garlic paste
2 Green chili’s washed and slit in the center
1/2 Cup tomato puree or ketchup
3 Tbs. Lal Masala
2 Medium sized onions
Salt to taste

Ingredients For Yellow Rice

2 Cups White basmati rice
1/2 tsp. Turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Method For Kheema

-Wash the minced meat in a strainer till the water runs clear of blood
-Fry the onions in 1 tsp. of oil, add the ginger garlic paste and kashmiri chili powder

-Next add the Lal Masala and cook for 5 min on a medium flame
-Add the kheema and cook covered for five minutes
-Pour the tomato puree and add green chili’s, stir and cook for another five minutes
-Now add the dry spices – bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon sticks and whole pepper corns and continue cooking the meat for twenty-five minutes stirring occasionally
– Add salt to taste

Method for Yellow Rice

– Soak 2 cups of white basmati rice in water for 1 hour and wash the rice draining all the starch from the water
– Add the soaked rice to 6 cups of boiling water
– Next add 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder and salt
– Add a 1/2 tsp. of olive oil to the water and boil covered for 3-4 minutes
– Cook partially covered for another 12- 15 minutes and immediately drain out the excess water
– Allow the yellow rice to cool in a perforated utensil

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