Chef’s Nectar, “Bhuna Mutton Keema” delicious 🥰

Keema is a dish made of minced meat, onions, tomatoes, spices & herbs. This is a delicious dish which be eaten with rice, or can be stuffed in sandwiches, wraps & naan. Very much popular in the north and Arabian countries.

Ingredients for making the Bhuna Mutton Keema

• 300 grams mutton keema
• 2 tbsps oil/Ghee
• 1 bay leaf/tej patta
• 2 to 3 green cardamoms or elaichi
• 1 small cinnamon piece or dalchini
• 2 to 3 cloves or laung
• 1 cup onions finely chopped (2 medium sized)
• 1 green chili chopped (deseeded)
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• ¼ cup tomato puree
• 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
• ¼ cup water
• Salt as needed
• 1/8 tsp turmeric or haldi
• ¾ to 1 tsp red chili powder(use as needed, less spicy variety)
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 2 tbsp mint leaves or pudina finely chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Method of making the Bhuna Keema

Tempering for keema

• Heat a heavy bottom pan with oil/ ghee and tempered the dry spices for a minute like bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms. So it would be becomes aromatic or fragrant.
• Add green chilies and onions. Fry them well on a medium flame until it becomes translucent.
• Saute ginger garlic paste for a minute or until the oil leaves the side of the pan

Method of making mutton keema

• Add keema and Bhunno/ sauté for 2 to 3 mins on a low heat.
• Sprinkle salt & all the spice, turmeric, red chili powder and garam masala. Also add mint now.Saute for 3 to 4 mins on a low heat.
• Cover and cook for about 8 to 10 mins on the lowest heat. You will see some moisture being released and the keema is slightly tender.
• Add tomato and saute until the tomato blends well with keema completely. This takes about 5 to 6 mins. The raw smell of tomatoes should go away by now.
• Pour ¼ cup water, in the Keema so the water
• May dissolve completely into the mixture let it be cooked for 10 to 15 minutes so that the Keema becomes mushy and cooked throughly.
• Adjust the seasoning and stored the Keema to its right consistency, Sprinkle coriander leaves and stir to mixed well with Keema.
• Sprinkle some lemon juice over keema serve hot with rice, naan, paratha and a salad of your choice best green salad would be good combination. Enjoy this hot dish with your loved ones, but be careful as it would be a spicy dish and you can adjust the spices as per your preference or taste.