Keema Pav

Name: Keema Pav
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600g lamb or beef mince; 200g frozen peas; 2 large onions, finely diced; 3 ripe tomatoes, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 green chillis, minced; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 tsp turmeric; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 4 soft dinner rolls or pav; butter for the rolls; 1 handful fresh coriander

Mumbai street food — spiced minced lamb with peas served with buttered soft bread rolls. Cooking the mince over high heat until it's properly browned and dry, rather than steaming in its own liquid, gives keema its distinct crumbly texture.

Total time

45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

Ingredients

600glamb or beef mince

200gfrozen peas

2large onions, finely diced

3ripe tomatoes, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

2green chillis, minced

2 tspground cumin

2 tspground coriander

1 tspgaram masala

1 tspturmeric

3 tbspvegetable oil

4soft dinner rolls or pav

butterfor the rolls

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Fry onions in oil until deep golden, add garlic, ginger and chilli.

Add all ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add mince and cook over high heat until browned and dry.

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.

Add peas and 100ml water, simmer 10 more minutes.

Season generously, scatter with coriander.

Slice rolls, butter generously and toast on a hot pan.

Serve keema with toasted pav rolls — use the bread to scoop up the keema.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

187

Protein

4.9g

Fat

11.1g

Carbs

19.2g

Fiber

5.7g

Sodium

17mg

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