
50 MIN
Keema Matar
Minced lamb browned hard and finished with peas.
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 lbminced lamb
- 8 3/4 ozfrozen peas
- 2onions, finely chopped
- 14 ozchopped tomatoes
- 5 clovegarlic, crushed
- 1 ozginger, finely grated
- 2 tspcumin seeds
- 2 tspground coriander
- 1 tspground turmeric
- 1 tspchilli powder
- 2 tspgaram masala
- 3 tbspvegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tspsea salt
- 3/4 ozfresh coriander, chopped
Method
- 1
Heat the oil in a wide pan until it shimmers and add the lamb in two batches, leaving each one undisturbed for a couple of minutes before breaking it up. Lift each batch out as it browns.
- 2
Add the onions to the fat left in the pan and cook until soft and golden, scraping up everything stuck to the base.
- 3
Add the cumin seeds, garlic and ginger and cook for a minute, then the ground coriander, turmeric, chilli powder and salt, stirring constantly.
- 4
Return the lamb, add the tomatoes and a splash of water, and simmer until the sauce is thick and the fat has risen to the surface.
- 5
Stir in the frozen peas and cook for three minutes only, then take the pan off the heat and finish with the garam masala and fresh coriander.