Minced Meat with Potatoes( Aloo Keema آلو قیمہ )
Aloo Qeema (آلو قیمہ) is a classic Pakistani comfort dish made with minced meat (qeema) and potatoes (aloo) cooked in a flavorful blend of spices, tomatoes, and onions. It is a hearty, home-style curry that pairs perfectly with roti, naan, or rice.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg Mince Meat chicken, mutton or beef
- 1/2 cup Oil
- 2 Onion large sliced
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
- 3 Tomato small or 2 medium
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- ¼ cup Yogurt whisked
- 4 Potatoes Diced medium
- Water as required
- 2 tbsp Fresh coriander chopped for garnishing
- 1 tbsp Ginger Julienne cut for garnishing
- 2-3 Green Chillies
Instructions
- In a wok, add oil and onion and fry until golden brown.
- Add minced meat and cook until it changes color.
- Add ginger garlic paste and mix well, mix it well and cook for 5 mins.
- Add salt, turmeric, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix it well.
- If you are using chicken then add 1/4th cup of water now, for beef/mutton add a cup of water and close the lid and cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes.
- Now add diced tomatoes and yogurt, mix well and cook for 5 mins.
- Once the oil starts to separate from the meat add potatoes and water as required (with most of the potatoes 1-1.5 cups are enough) and bring it to boil.
- Cook on low flame for 15-20 mins.(till the potatoes get tender, we dont want mushy potatoes so adjust the flame accordingly)
- Add green chillies, ginger and fresh coriander mix well and cover. Cook on low flame for 5 more mins.
- Garnish with fresh coriander and serve it with Boiled Rice, Naan or chapati and enjoy..