Kids With Food Allergies Sookha Keema

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Recipe Information

Recipe Created By: Kathy Przywara

Ingredients

2 Tbsp oil

1 med onion, chopped fine

4 tsp garlic, minced or pressed

1 1/2 Tbsp fresh ginger, finely minced

2 green chilis, minced (optional)

1 lb ground beef

1/2 tsp turmeric

2 tsp salt

2 tsp garam masala

2 Tbsp lemon juice

2 Tbsp cilantro, chopped

1/4 cup hot water

Directions

Heat oil in wide pan over medium high heat and add onion. Fry onions until they turn a nice caramel brown. This will take about 10-15 minutes. Stir constantly so they don’t burn.

Add garlic, ginger and chili and fry for another 2 minutes.

Add ground meat and cook until it’s browned. Using the spoon or spatula, break up and “smash” the meat to get the finest texture you can.

Once meat is browned, sprinkle with turmeric and salt. Stir a few times. Add hot water. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat. Let cook for about 25 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. If the liquid is not all absorbed, remove cover, increase heat and cook until dry being careful to not burn.

Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, garam masala, and cilantro.

This can be served with steamed basmati rice and naan for a meal. Since all of those are dry, add a moist salad or dal.

Notes

The meat mixture can be used to stuff vegetables such as hollowed out baby squash or small tomatoes, cover with a tomato gravy and bake until veggies are tender.

The meat mixture can also be used to make small meat pies using a flaky pastry. A turmeric spiked pastry such as that used for Jamaican meat pies works very well with the turmeric and other spices in the meat.

This meat can be made ahead and gently reheated. It also freezes well.

Substitutions

Any of the seasonings can be adjusted according to taste. Garam masa is blend of sweet and hot spiced typical of Indian foods. It can be homemade or purchased already blended.