The Indian ground meat dish everyone should know how to make.

Keema is described by Madhur Jaffrey as the first Indian dish that all Indian students abroad learn how to make and I can see why. First off, It's just flat delicious and probably reminds them of home. Second, it's quite easy, so let's make it.

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INGREDIENTS LIST
***Ingredients***

**Spices**
- Spoonful (1 tsp) mustard seeds
- Spoonful (1 tsp) cumin seeds
- 2 cloves
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- Spoonful (1 tsp) ground hot chili powder (or cayenne)
- Spoonful (1 tsp) ground turmeric
- Sprinkle ground garam masala
- 15 ml (1 TBSP) neutral oil

**Aromatics**
- 1/2 onion, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 1-inch piece of ginger, grated
- 3 green chiles (or a serrano/jalapeno), minced
- Sprinkle of salt

**Sauce Base**
- 2 roma tomatoes (or canned tomatoes), grated
- 1 lb ground beef (or lamb)
- Water
- Spritz of lemon juice
- Frozen Peas
- Sprinkle of salt

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0:00 Why you should make Keema
0:58 What is Keema?
1:30 Step by step recipe
7:02 Taste test and closing thoughts

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MISC. DETAILS
Music: Provided by Epidemic Sound
Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A6400 w/ Sigma 16mm F1.4
Voice recorded on Zoom H4n with Behringer Mic
Edited in: Premiere Pro

[cmafilmproduction]

At this point, this is like a film adaptation of Madhur Jaffrey's work by Ethan, and I'm by no means mad about it

[MrSmokey]

Convinced at this point that Ethan is low key seeking the blessing of an Indian mother who's daughter's DMs he's slid into.

[AffyW]

The only suggestion I would make is the onions need to be cooked till brown to get the full flavour. Browning onions is the secret to South Asian food. I cook the onions 5 minutes till translucent before I add the ginger garlic so they don't burn. Then cook them both till brown. Also cook the sauce till you see some oil separation, then add the meat. Just a suggestion to get the full "desi" impact :)

[ormishen]

Growing up with parents from Pakistan I ate this literally at least one a week. Often with Naan or roti the first night, then as a sort of bolognese with pasta and sometimes even as a component in lasagna or a pirogue/pasty.

[ethanspantryreport]

Ingredient report:

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[JUGURNAUT]

I learned making Keema during my college years. My friends and I used to have keema tacos or keema & rice all the time. We used to throw in diced red/yellow bell peppers and frozen veggie mix (diced carrots, peas and corns).

[nathanhu]

Taste test
Most chefs: one bite
Ethan: demolishing the dish

[Eval]

Chlebowski's willingness to just spill all the food everywhere when he plates things is admirable.

[amanrv]

We intentionally make more than what we can have in one meal (typically dinner) so that the next day for breakfast you can mix the leftovers with scrambled eggs. Needless to say, it elevates scrambled eggs to a whole another level

[africanmermaid]

Keema is also a lovely food for toddlers and young children. This is our cultural “Mac and cheese” or our “hamburger helper.” This is why students learn when abroad because it is comfort food that we have regularly.

[_NotEnoughMana]

First Chicken Karahi and now Kheema.

This is turning out to be quite the adventurous journey through the Asian sub-continent and I am all here for it! Thanks Moustache-man!

[adnanroni]

Approved!! From my 15 years of experience cooking keema, I tried your version and its a very good, streamlined version.

[LaggyKikee]

Normally cooking channels are all about getting the best flavour without considering caloric content. You cant really cook those on a daily basis so I love this channel for being a middle ground.

Great work Ethan!

[HKKetoRecipes]

Also try this with GOAT MEAT or LAMB. It's way better!

[gokulink]

I never had true Indian food until recently when the hotel my sister works at had a Christmas party, the owners of the company are from India and they made some of their favorite food and it literally changed my whole way of thinking about food, the spices are so complex and wonderful, Indian is for sure my favorite type of food now.

[eagle]

My mom used to make this at least once a week with the peas and add small diced carrot, potatoes and sometimes other veggies laying around. It's also nice to add a small dish with chutney or atchar for a little flavour variety here and there. I never even knew this was an actual dish before watching this video. I'm from South Africa and we have a lot of Indian influence in our dishes and I have to say Indian food is hands down my favourite type of food to cook. Amazing how such flavourfull dishes come together so easily.

[omd]

We make a version of this (uzbek).. no ginger, no peas, but we add bell peppers. And it's always eaten with eggs for breakfast.

[durjoymaitra]

This was my favorite dish that my mom made for me. She died in Nov 2019 and I never got the recipe. Hopefully this lives up to hers!

[MyNameAkhim]

This was one of the favorite dishes my mom would make when I was growing up! The leftovers would be great for school the next day (she would wrap it in roti)

[arizona_iced_out_boy]

It's been years since you made this video, and I still make this exact recipe on a monthly basis. Such an awesome meal, and an absurdly versatile dish. Thanks for being honestly one of the goats of cooking content king.