Aloo keema

Step 1 of 5

Finely chop the onion, grate ginger and garlic, and cut potatoes into 2 cm cubes. Break up the mince and crush the canned tomatoes.

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10 min

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Ingredients

  • 700 gBeef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
  • 600 gPotatoes, flesh and skin, raw
  • 400 gTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice
  • 200 gPeas, green, frozen, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
  • 180 gOnions, raw
  • 20 gGinger root, raw
  • 15 gGarlic, raw
  • 20 gOil, mustard
  • 4 gSpices, cumin seed
  • 5 gSpices, coriander seed
  • 4 gSpices, turmeric, ground
  • 2 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 300 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 7 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Finely chop the onion, grate ginger and garlic, and cut potatoes into 2 cm cubes. Break up the mince and crush the canned tomatoes.
  2. Heat mustard oil to 170 °C in a wide pot. Add cumin, coriander, turmeric and cayenne; after 30 seconds add onion and stir for 6 minutes until golden.
  3. Stir in ginger, garlic and beef mince. At 175 °C break it up with a spoon and fry for 8 minutes until no pink meat remains; keep all oil and juices in the sauce.
  4. Add tomatoes, potatoes, 300 g water and salt. Cover and simmer at 90 °C for 20 minutes; stir once so the potatoes stay whole.
  5. Stir in frozen peas and cook uncovered at 90 °C for the final 5 minutes. Serve when potatoes are tender and the sauce coats the meat.