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Indian Minced Chicken Recipe - Chicken Keema

Moist, juicy , flavourful chicken keema or minced chicken curry made with Indian spices
Course Curry
Cuisine Indian
Keyword chicken, keema
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 5
Calories 186kcal
Author Chhavi

Ingredients

  • 250 gms Minced Chicken ½ pound
  • 1 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 4 Garlic Cloves minced or grated
  • 1 Inch Ginger minced or grated
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 2 Onion -Chopped ; about 250 gms
  • ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon Garam Masala or use the special masala in notes
  • 1 tablespoon Ground Coriander
  • 3-4 Tomatos-Chopped about 350 gms
  • ¾ Cup Yogurt
  • Salt To Taste about 1 ½ tbsp
  • 2-3 tablespoon of Chopped Coriander for Garnish

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a pan on medium-high flame.
  • Once the oil is hot and add the cumin, ginger, garlic and chili
  • Add the onions and sauté till lightly brown.
  • Reduce the flame to low, add the ground spices- turmeric, chili , garam masala. Sauté for 5-10 seconds and toast the spices along with the onion.
    ½ teaspoon Chilli Powder, 1 tablespoon Turmeric, 1 tablespoon Garam Masala, 1 tablespoon Ground Coriander
  • Add the chopped tomatoes with their water next and keep cooking till the tomatos soften and turn mushy.If the mixture is burning, add a splash of water.This should take another 10 minutes.
  • Whisk the yogurt and add it to the pan. Mix till you can't see white streaks.
  • Next add in the chicken keema and with your ladle break any clumps and mix well.Do this step quickly before the chicken starts to cook to avoid lumps.
  • Add water , Cook covered for about 10-15 minutes.
  • Garnish with Coriander Leaves.

Video

Notes

You can use either garam masala and ground coriander or  blend the spices below.
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 3 Clove 
  • ¼ teaspoon Peppercorn
  • 2 tablespoon Coriander powder
  • 1 Star Anise
  • 3 Kashmiri Red Chili
use only 1 -1.5 tablespoon of the spice blend.

Nutrition

Calories: 186kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 729mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 928IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 118mg | Iron: 2mg