Keema Paratha
Keema Paratha is an Indian flatbread where the spicy and flavourful minced mutton mixture is stuffed into a whole wheat flour dough and then rolled to make a delicious paratha. Here is how to make it.

- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (Plus for frying)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 300 g mutton mince
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
Instructions
- 1
Mix whole wheat flour, salt, and 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a large bowl. Mix the ingredients together with your fingers to make a crumbly mixture.
- 2
Add little water and make a soft dough. The quantity of water depends on the quality of the flour. Keep adding little by little and knead until the dough is soft.
- 3
Knead the dough for 2-3 minutes until it is soft and smooth. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and keep aside for 20 minutes.
- 4
Heat vegetable oil in a heavy bottom pan.
- 5
Add chopped onion and fry till translucent. It will take 2-3 minutes on medium high heat. Keep stirring it frequently.
- 6
Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for another minute. Now add the mutton mince and fry on high heat for 3-4 minutes. Keep stirring frequently.
- 7
Now add mutton mince and fry on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
- 8
Add coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt, and roasted cumin powder and mix everything well.
- 9
Add 1 cup of water and cover the pan.
- 10
Cook on low heat for 40-45 minutes. Remove the lid. Cook the mutton on high heat till it is completely dry. Keep stirring continuously.
- 11
Add lime juice and fresh coriander and mix well. Remove the pan from heat and cool the filling completely.
- 12
Divide the dough into lemon size balls. Dust the balls with some dry flour and roll to make a 4-inch circle.
- 13
Keep 2 tbsp of mutton filling in the center and bring the ends together.
- 14
Dust with dry flour and roll the balls with very light hands to make a 5-6 inch circle.
- 15
Heat a griddle. Put the paratha on the hot griddle. Flip the paratha once light brown spots appear on the bottom surface.
- 16
Apply oil on both sides. Fry from both sides till brown spots appear. Keep pressing using a flat ladle while frying. Serve hot with raita.