Beef Keema (Indian Ground Beef with Peas)

Step 1

Heat oil or ghee in a pan over medium high heat and sauté onions till golden brown. It would take 10-15 minutes to get the nice color on the onions. Add in ginger garlic paste and sauté for a couple of minutes.

Step 2

Add in chopped tomatoes along with salt. Give it a stir. Add in chopped jalapeno along with Kashmiri red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder and cumin powder. Mix well.

Step 3

Keep on sautéing this mixture till it becomes a homogeneous masala mixture and a little oil starts separating from the masala. This would take 10-15 minutes of sautéing and stirring.

Step 4

Add in ground beef and mix well. Let it cook in it's own juices.

Step 5

When the beef is cooked, add in frozen peas along with garam masala powder and cook for another 10 minutes. Taste and season for salt or heat. You can amp up the heat by adding more jalapeno. Cook for another 5-10 minutes.

Step 6

Stir in chopped cilantro and garnish it with julienne cut ginger.