Easy Keema Curry made with extra lean ground beef and just a few store cupboard spices for a blend of spices that add delicious flavours to this dish. Perfectly cooked stove top or in an Instant Pot
Keema Ground Beef Curry
Keema Curry is a South Asian dish that traditionally would use lamb or even goat mince along with a delicious blend of spices for a simple flavoursome curry.
I switch out the ground lamb for extra lean ground beef a slightly healthier alternative for this dish without compromising on flavour and of course extra lean ground beef is a lot easier to source and lower in Calories.
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Can I use ground lamb (lamb mince) in this keema curry?
Do you prefer the flavours of lamb in a keema curry? Don't be scared to make the switch. Although not as lean as extra lean ground beef, when you divide it into 4 servings, it's not going to use up too many extra calories from your daily allowance.
Lamb has a lovely sweet unique flavour too, you can keep the beef stock or switch out the beef stock for lamb stock to even more enhance that flavour.
Instant Pot Keema Curry
Own an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker? this yummy Keema Curry can be made even quicker and effortlessly in a pressure cooker.
You may be wondering, What is an Instant Pot? An Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) is a 7in1 cooker, that slow cooks, pressure cooks, sautes and has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge etc. It will literally cook these meatballs in minutes, so perfect for when you need a meal on the table quickly.
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Since buying my Instant Pot, I use it on a regular basis, it’s not one of those gadgets that sit in my cupboard forgotten. In fact, it never goes away.
Instant Pot is a brand of an electric pressure cooker, but there are various other brands and options out there.
Sides for Keema Curry
Usually, this would be served with naan bread or chapati's to scoop up bits of the meat, if you would like to serve it with some kind of bread, it is great with these Sweet Potato Flatbreads or Garlic Greek Yoghurt Naans.
Or keep it simple and serve with some white rice or for a healthier low carb alternative, I love it with this Roasted Cauliflower Rice.
If you love Pilau Rice, I have a couple of different recipes to choose from:
Can Keema Curry be frozen?
Yep, it sure can!! It is probably one of my go-to dishes for batch cooking. Whenever I make Keema Curry, I often double up the recipe, so that have I have some leftover to freeze.
To reheat, fully defrost in a container and then you can either gently heat in a pan until piping hot or reheat in a microwave.
I often freeze a serving in a meal prep container with some of the roasted cauliflower rice, so I have a full meal ready to heat up when I just fancy something nice and quick for dinner. Bonus!!
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Keema Curry (Stove Top or Instant Pot
Easy Keema Curry made with extra lean ground beef and just a few store cupboard spices for a blend of spices that add delicious flavours to this dish. Perfectly cooked stove top or in an Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 450g (1lb) of extra lean beef mince
- 1 large onion, chopped finely
- 1 large carrot, finely chopped
- 1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 heaped teaspoon of fresh grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons of cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoon of ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon of deggi mirch Chilli Powder (or preferred chilli powder of your choice).
- 1 teaspoon of garam masala
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 cup of frozen peas
- 4 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 2 cups (480ml) of beef stock (use just 1 cup for instant pot)
- freshly chopped coriander to serve
- salt and black pepper
- cooking oil spray (I used avocado)
Instructions
Stove Top:
- Spray a frying pan over a medium heat with some spray oil
- Add the onion, garlic, carrot , celery and ginger and cook for approx 5 mins to soften.
- Add the minced beef and cook until browned, breaking up large pieces with the back of a wooden spoon while it cooks.
- Stir in all the spices and tomato paste and mix to evenly coat.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer until meat is cooked through and stock has reduced to a thicker consistency – approx 30 mins
- Stir in the peas at the last few minutes.
- Taste and season as needed with salt and black pepper.
- Serve topped with freshly chopped coriander and steamed rice.
Instant Pot:
- Set instant pot to saute mode
- Add ground beef, onion, celery, carrot, garlic and ginger
- Fry till beef is browned.
- Add all other ingredients (expect tomato paste< peas and coriander)
- Spoon tomato paste on top (do not stir)
- Switch to 12 minutes (high) pressure and ensure valve is closed.
- When it beeps to signal it has done cooking, open the valve to quickly release the pressure.
- Switch to saute mode again, add the peas and stir to combine and simmer for about 1-2 mins just to heat through the peas.
- Taste and season as needed with salt and black pepper.
- Serve with chopped fresh coriander and your choice of sides.
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 226Total Fat 5.1gSaturated Fat 1.7gCholesterol 66mgSodium 547.3mgCarbohydrates 12.5gFiber 6.4gSugar 8.9gProtein 29g
ninavernerr says
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Kristina Elliott says
Just had this for tea and it was delicioussss!! although i did add twice
the stock as the family prefers saucy curries. Made it nice and spicy
too.
Again thank you 🙂 xx
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Iain Wolstencroft says
If you change Tomato paste to tomato puree, then it's syn free on extra easy now
sammie86 says
Made this for tea with green chilli added was fantastic ....curry addicts must try 🙂 Thanks
Nichola hallam says
This has got to be my new favourite, so quick and easy, also any left over is fab with a jacket potato and salad ❤️
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
That's so lovely Nichola, we love that recipe in my house too 🙂
Sophie says
Looks lovely! 🙂 Wanted to try this in my slow cooker, how long would it need to cook for please?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
I would do 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low 🙂
Sophie says
Thank you! Will be cooked soon 🙂
Nia says
I'm cooking this for tea tonight. I have no cumin seeds can I used ground cumin? If so how much? Thank you x
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
yes ground cumin will work fine, I would use equal amounts.
Deborah Forrester says
Tried this this evening and it was lovely - husband really enjoyed it as well/ I can't see where to print it - i like to keep recipes i enjoy. Can you help please?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
On the recipe box, there is a print button for you to print 😉
Joanne says
This recipe is delicious. So easy to make
Angelan Loughran says
Made this tonight and it was fantastic and had amazing flavour
Kay tanser says
Made this and it was gorgeous. Simple and quick to make.
Jessica says
Absolutely delicious and super easy to make Lovely in some iceberg lettuce pockets too ❤️
Rebekah says
Stunning!!! My husband loved it to (normally a madras fan). Served with roasted broccoli & cauliflower
Les says
Would love to make this for my wife, but how do you reheat it after freezing? Does it have to be defrosted first? Thanks
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Les, I defrost fully and then heat in the microwave or in a pan on the stove top.
Jacque says
I have made this today to eat tomorrow! I had a little sample and just love it! Hoping the hubby will enjoy it too although he might want to add some cayenne pepper. It was easy to make. Thank you for all your recipes. x
Kylie says
Can you swop grated ginger for ground ginger? I have all the other ingredients in except fresh ginger.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Yes it should be okay, but use a much smalller quantity.
Rachel says
I did this but put sliced potatoes on the top like a potato pie was lovely served with broccoli
Geraldine Mc Grath says
Siobhan. As I hate the overpowering taste of cumin should I double up on garam masala do you think?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
I personally wouldn't go too heavy on the garam masala, maybe use a curry powder instead.
Suzie Davies says
I love this recipe . This delicious Keema has helped me lose over 2 stone in weight whilst still enjoying great food. I never realised that healthy food could taste so good.
Thank you for your brilliant recipes.
X
Vinesha Finlay says
Made this tonight for me and my boyfriend and we loved it. It's so tasty. Served with white basmati on a bed of fresh spinach 🙂
Marbs says
This was delicious, great to find something a bit different to make with mince. Will definitely make again
Vicky says
Could I use pork mince or lamb mince?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
lamb mince would definitely work well with this.
CydD says
Delicious curry---made according to instructions and loved it! Made a double batch with half going in the freezer for an easy reheat meal. Thank you for so many amazing recipes!!
Jenny says
Very easy to follow recipes, this is the second I’ve used. Thank you
Claire says
Hi there. The deggi Mirch chilli powder - can I use just normal chilli powder? TIA
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
yes you can, deggi mirch is just a good quality chilli powder which adds a more vibrant red colour to Indian cooking.
Tracey Thomas says
I made this today. It was delicious
roseleen byrne says
hi siobhen,could you tell me how double up on the sauce for keema curry please.love your recipes all so tasty