Chicken Keema Pav

Keema or Kheema, a popular street food in India, is a powerful, peppery curry dish made with minced chicken or lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and earthy spices! It is an Indian meal made of minced meat that is slow-cooked on medium heat. This dish is spicy and savory, with the added bonus of dinner rolls. Apart from their famous and beloved Anda Bhurji, Mumbaikars crave Kheema pav. It's one of their favorite breakfast dishes.

The word 'Kheema' is nothing but minced meat made with freshly ground or powdered Indian spices. This dish can be made with any choice of meat, chicken, lamb, or beef. Kheema can not only be eaten with dinner rolls/ laddi pav but you can use it in any Puff Pastry Sheets, make chicken samosa out of it or make my favorite Kheema Pizza and Chicken Burger Pattie.

Check out my blog post on 'How to mince meat the right way' if you want the best results for your kheema pav dish.

Kheema pav is such a simple yet super delicious dish. For those lazy days or emergency dinner plans you can quickly make this dish as it takes just 20 mins to make. Kheema gets it sweet taste from the caramalized onions and the hint of spice from the powered masala. And to combine the flavor a dash of lemon zest. Its a best option for office/ school tiffin for all you non-veg lovers. This dish is packed with protein, flavor and lots of love. Spice up your lunch routine with this delicious Chicken Kheema Pav Recipe.

Serve: 5 Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Total Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

1 pound Ground chicken

4 medium Onions (Finely Chopped)

200 grams Green Peas

2 large Potatoes (Cut in small cubes)

1 medium Tomato

2 tbsp Oil

1 tsp Cumin Seeds

5 clove Garlic

1/2 Ginger

3 medium Green chili

4 tbsp Kashmiri Chili Powder

1 tsp Coriander Powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Garam Masala

1 tsp Sugar

1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup

Salt as per taste

Garnish:

Finely Chopped Onion

Fresh Coriander

Lime Juice

Let's get cooking

1. Pour oil into a pan and put it over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and toast them for 30 seconds.

2. Add ginger, garlic, green chili. Now add onion and let it caramelize well. Add potatoes and cook covered for 2 minutes with lid on.

3. Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt. Mix well.

4. Add ground chicken and break it with a spatula. Cook till the chicken has turned white from pink. Now add the green peas, add water and give a quick stir. Bring to a simmer over a medium-high heat.

Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with dinner rolls or burger buns lightly toasted with some ghee on a griddle.

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