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Qeema Indian Curried Beef

Qeema Indian Curried Beef

An authentic Indian spiced ground beef recipe known as Qeema. It's easy to make and packed full of flavor.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 255 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil
  • 4 teaspoon ginger finely minced
  • 5 large cloves garlic minced (about 4 tsp)
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 500 g beef mince (ground beef)
  • ¾ teaspoon cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or chilli powder, omit for not spicy
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 cup water

Garnish

  • 1 green cayenne pepper deseeded, finely sliced
  • Cilantro/coriander leaves
  • Plain yogurt or Mint yogurt

Mint yogurt (optional)

  • ¾ cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup mint leaves (lightly packed)
  • ¼ teaspoon cooking salt / kosher salt

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • 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.

Mint yogurt

  • Put just ¼ 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. Refrigerate until required.

Notes

Very slightly adapted from this Indian Queema Minced Beef by Scrambled Chefs.

Nutrition

Serving: 172gCalories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 28gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 525mgPotassium: 517mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 217IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 4mg
Keyword beef mince curry, curried beef, queema
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