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Kheema With Peas

Must Try !!

All time favorite and a fabulous treat for the taste buds.Makes one fall head over heels in love with this dish.This is my childhood favorite , and the best combination i love is sevai or idiyappam . This one of my mom's best dish. My dad too used to love this and always a must have in one of the well known restaurant in old times.


Serves : 4

Cooking Time : 40 min


Ingredients :

Minced meat 500 gms

Small or big Onions 1 tbsp ( chopped )

Green peas I cup

Curry leaves a few

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tsp


Grind to paste :

Coconut 1 cup ( dry roast )

Turmeric ¼ tsp

Coriander seeds 1 tbsp

Poppy seeds ¾ tsp

Red chilly 7-10 ( to taste )

Garlic 7-9

Ginger ½ “

Fennel ¼ tsp

Cardamom 3

Cinnamon 2 “

Cloves 4-5

Small onions 15 – 20


Method :

Dry roast the coconut.

All the other ingredients can be added to the roasted coconut and grind to a paste.

In a pressure cooker dry roast the minced meat for few minutes.

Add the paste , salt and water . Close and cook under pressure for 4-5 whistles ( or 10 – 12 min )

Release the pressure.

In a pan heat oil add cloves ,cardamom, cinnamon ,garlic ,onions and few curry leaves ,let it brown.Add to the gravy.

Give it a boil.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve it hot with roti / rice/ pulao /idiyappam.


Note :

When you tamper finally adding spices is a option, garlic and onions and curry leaves can suffice.

Instead of peas ,carrot or potatoes or combination of all the three vegetables will be good choice.




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