Introducing the fantastic and delightful easy bhuna keema or minced beef that will surely brighten up your brunch or quick lunch with family and friends. With this incredible recipe, you’ll have a mouthwatering dish ready in just 30 minutes. What makes it even more amazing is its versatility. Whether you want to mix it with pasta, create scrumptious nachos, or enjoy it with rice or roti, the possibilities are endless. Get ready to savor every bite and experience pure culinary bliss.
Ingredients for beef mince
Minced beef
I use 80% lean and 20% fat beef mince to make easy bhuna keema or minced beef. A little bit of fat gives this dish flavor and I don’t recommend 100% lean beef for this recipe. Ask your butcher to clean the meat before mincing it because washing the beef after mincing, will remove all the flavors from the mince.
Spices
Most of my curries have salt, red chilies, red chili flakes, cumin, and coriander powder along with turmeric. These are some everyday spices used in Pakistani and Indian cuisine.
Ginger and garlic
I’m determined to share my ginger and garlic-saving hack with you soon. Almost all of the Pakistani recipes have ginger and garlic in them. This curry is no different, I used 1 tbsp each of ginger and garlic paste.
Tomatoes and yogurt
Onions are sweet when cooked down, to balance the sweetness, I use tomatoes and yogurt. In this recipe, I used only tomatoes but you can use a combination of both.
How to serve minced beef
As I mentioned earlier, this is a versatile recipe that can be turned into a variety of dishes from nachos, and tacos to a filling for a burrito. My favorite is to enjoy it with plain white rice and a salad. Yellow rice, puris, or paratha make amazing accompaniments as well.
Easy Bhuna Keema or Minced Beef
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef or lamb
- 3/4 cups Oil
- 1 small Onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger paste
- 1 tbsp Garlic paste
- 2 medium Tomatoes chopped
- 2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1/2 cup Water
Garnish
- Cilantro
- 2-3 Green chilies
- Fresh ginger thinly sliced
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions. Cook for 2 minutes. Add cumin seeds, ginger garlic paste, and all of the spices.
- Add tomatoes, and cook them until oil separates. It takes about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the minced beef and break it down as much as possible.
- Cook for a couple of minutes until it changes color.
- Now add 1/2 cup of water. Cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes on medium-low heat.
- After 15 minutes, the water will evaporate and oil will come out.
- Garnish with cilantro and green chilies and enjoy.