Chicken keema

 Chicken Keema 

 Chicken Keema is a very simple and easy to make dish with minced chicken, onions tomatoes spices and herbs commonly found in our kitchen. Any minced meat is known as Keema or qeema. Some of the common dishes made from Keema are paratha, samosa, sandwiches, cutlets or keema balls in curry. This is one of the basic minced chicken recipes from Indian cuisine which can be a main course or a side in any Indian meal. 

This recipe will give you a dry keema. If you prefer to make a gravy or curry then you can add a cup of milk towards the end along with yoghurt. Details at the end of recipe card

Ingredients 

2-3 tbsp CookingOil

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tbs ginger & Garlic Paste

2 big Onion diced

1 medium Tomato sliced 

2 tsp salt or to taste

1 1/2 tsp turmeric 

2 tsp red Chilli Powder

600 grams Minced Chicken

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp Garam masala

2tbs Ghee

2 tbs Yoghurt

3-4 Green Chilli optional 

Handful of Fresh Coriander

1 tsp Dry Methi/fenugreek 

Instructions

I have used iron wok here and it is cooked on medium high to high flame. 

Used a broad wok easy stirring and mixing. 

Instructions 

Heat oil in the pan and add cumin seeds. 

Once the cumin seeds turn brown add garlic and ginger which is finely diced. 

Add finely diced onions to golden brown garlic and ginger. 

Sauté until onions turn light golden brown. 

Add tomatoes salt and turmeric powder and stir and smash till the tomatoes become soft. 

Add red chilli powder sauté well 

Now add the minced chicken and a cup of water. Water will help to break the chicken lumps of minced meat and also will help chicken to absorb the spices. 

Add coriander powder and garam masala and sauté.

Add some ghee to give it an extra flavour. 

Add yoghurt and cook for 2-3 minutes until the yoghurt has become cream. 

Crush dried fenugreek leaves with your palms sprinkle for extra aroma.  

Add finely chopped fresh coriander. 

Cook until oil separates and the water in the chicken Keema has dried. 

Serve while hot with chapati, roti, naan or rice.

*You can add a cup of green peas fresh or frozen. This will make Keema look very attractive will and taste authentic. 

*If you prefer the Keema to be with gravy just add a cup of milk along with the yoghurt and Cook till the curry thickens. 

Tips 

Chicken Keema tastes super if you add a tsp of ghee in it when hot serving.