Indian Keema Ground Beef Curry
Prepare the easiest and most delicious Indian curry in under 30 minutes with ground beef, onion, garlic, ginger, and common spices to serve with rice or flatbread.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoon ghee/butter/olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 inch ginger, minced
- 100 gram (~ 1 cup, or 1 small) diced onion
- 500 gram (~ 1 lb.) ground beef
- 3/4 - 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne powder
- 1 1/4 teaspoon each: garam masala, cumin, coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 cup beef stock/water
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- 1
Heat ghee/butter/olive oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic and ginger until fragrant, then add onion and cook until onion is translucent.
- 2
Add ground beef, stir and cook until no longer pink. Season with salt, cayenne powder, garam masala, cumin, coriander, and turmeric, mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
- 3
Add stock/water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a medium. Cover partially, and simmer for 10 minutes, or until the sauce is almost dry. Turn off heat, stir in cilantro.
- 4
It is common to serve Indian keema curry with steamed rice or flatbreads such as naan. You can also use pita bread or tortillas instead of naan.