Recipe for Qeema

You can use this recipe to make chicken, mutton, lamb or beef qeema.

INGREDIENTS

• Oil – 50 ml (1/4 cup) or as per your liking
• Ginger – 2 TSP
• Garlic – 2 TSP
• Minced meat – 1 kg
• Salt – 1.5 TSP
• Green chilies – 8 or as per your liking
• Tomatoes – 6

PREPARATION

• Cut green chilies into 1 cm pieces.
• Cut 6 tomatoes.
• Rinse the meat under water until you are happy with how clean it is.

PROCESS

STEP 1

• Heat 50 ml oil for 2 minutes, until it boils. 
• Add 2 TSP garlic.
• Add 2 TSP ginger.
• Heat and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add meat carefully.
• Add 1.5 TSP salt.
• Stir to mix all the ingredients.
• Close the lid (don’t worry if this looks dry. The meat will shed some water).
• Cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the meat becomes dry.

STEP 2

• Now, add tomatoes and green chilies
• Lower the heat to half.
• Close the lid (don’t worry if this looks dry. The tomatoes will shed some water).
• Cook for 15 minutes until the meat becomes nearly dry.

STEP 3

• Stir and fry the meat on full flame for 5 to 10 minutes until it starts turning brown.
• Turn the stove off once you are happy with final shape of your dish.

PICTURE

CREDIT

I learnt this recipe from my father who loves to cook and is brilliant at it.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Do I have to use ginger and garlic paste or can I also used them in sliced or diced forms?

2. Can I add more or less green chilies?

3. What is TSP?