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Pakistani
Aloo Keema
42 min total12 prep30 cook4 servings380 cal
ClassicFlexitarianLow-Carb
Ground beef browns alongside softened onion, then simmers with tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and warm spices until saucy. Diced potatoes cook right in the same pan until tender, soaking up all that flavor for a comforting weeknight curry.
Ingredients
meat
- 500 gground beef
pantry
- 2 tbspoil
- 0.5 tspturmeric
- 1 tspgaram masala
- 0.5 tspred chili powder
- 1 tspsalt
produce
- 1onion
- 1 tbspginger
- 3 clovesgarlic
- 2tomato
- 2potato
- 2 tbspcilantro
Steps
- Dice the potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes, dice the onion, mince the ginger and garlic, and chop the tomatoes.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the ground beef, breaking it into crumbles with a spoon, and cook for 6-7 minutes until browned.
- Push the beef to one side of the pan, add the onion to the fat, and cook for 4-5 minutes until softened and golden at the edges.
- Stir in the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric, garam masala, red chili powder, and salt. Cook for 4-5 minutes, mashing the tomatoes with the back of a spoon, until they break down into a thick sauce.
- Stir in the diced potatoes and 120 ml (1/2 cup) water, and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook for 15-18 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender and the beef is fully cooked through.
- If the mixture looks watery, uncover and cook for 2-3 minutes more to let excess liquid reduce.
- Taste and adjust the salt and chili powder as needed.
- Garnish with the chopped cilantro.
- Serve hot with roti or steamed rice.
Tips
- Break the beef into small crumbles as it browns and let it sit undisturbed for a minute at a time for better color.
- Mash the tomatoes with the back of a spoon as they cook down — this builds a thicker, more cohesive sauce.
- Cut the potatoes into small, even cubes so they cook through in the same time as the beef.
- If the curry looks watery once the potatoes are tender, uncover and simmer a few extra minutes to reduce it to a thicker consistency.
