Kheema Curry

This time I tried cooking it with some ground ingredients and it really turned out very well. My husband loved this dish. 

Ingredients:

• Minced beef – 250g (washed and drained)
• Tomato – 2 nos
• Onion – 2 nos (chopped)
• Potatoes (cut into small pieces) – 1/2 cup
• Green chillies (cut into thin rounds) – 2 nos
• Coconut (grated) – 4 tbsp
• Curry leaves – Few
• Ghee – 2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup

To be ground:

• Cummin seeds – 1/2 tsp
• Chilly powder – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
•  Ginger – one inch piece
•  Garlic – 4 cloves
•  Onion – 1 no
•  Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp
•  Garam masala – 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

1.  Grind the grated coconut in a mixer to a fine paste and keep aside.
2.  Grind the items to be ground: cumin seeds, chilly powder, turmeric powder, ginger, garlic, onion,  pepper powder and garam masala to a fine paste.
3. Meanwhile boil the whole tomatoes in sufficient water for some time in medium heat. Remove the outer skin and blend in a liquidizer.
4. Take a flat bottomed pan and pour ghee. Heat the ghee and add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for sometime until the onions become golden in color.
5.  Add the ground masala mixture and keep sauting until oil accumulates on top.
6.  Add minced meat and fry for sometime until it becomes dry.
7.  Add tomato puree, salt and one cup of hot water. Allow to boil and then cook covered in low heat until the gravy acquires a thick consistency and meat is done.
8. Stir in chopped coriander leaves and add the ground coconut. Simmer for a few minutes and remove from fire.

Note: Can use green peas instead of potato.

         Can use oil instead of ghee if you do not want to use ghee.