Chicken Keema Curry recipe - It is a curry recipe made with minced chicken sauteed with onion, tomatoes and few aromatic Indian spices using a pressure cooker. It goes very well with rice, bread and rotis. I have made this chicken keema with avarekai. This will give a slight crunch taste to the curry. If averakai is not available you can substitute green peas instead and make chicken keema matar recipe.
I have made this chicken keema masala recipe using a pressure cooker. Since this is one pot cooking, I find it easy and quick. It can be also prepared using a heavy-bottomed pan or a kadai. This chicken keema masala can be served with any Indian bread like phulka, paratha, chapathi, naan, poori etc. Here is how to make chicken keema curry recipe at home.Preparation time: 5 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves: 4
Click here for the video recipe 👉 https://youtu.be/W1DaXDC5YCEIngredients:
- 300 gms Minced Chicken
- 1 Cup Avarekai
- 1 large Onion, finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Bay leaf
- ½ tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Chilly powder
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilly powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt as required
- ¼ cup Mint leaves, chopped
- few Coriander leaves
- 2 - 3 tbsp Oil
- Salt as required
- 1-2 Cinnamon sticks
- 3 Cloves
- 6-8 Garlic Cloves
- 3 Cardamon pods
- small pieces Ginger
- 4 Green chilies
Preparation:
- First, grind all the ingredients mentioned under "to grind " to a smooth paste by adding little water and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure pan or a pressure cooker. When hot add cinnamon, cloves, cumin seeds, bay leaf and fry the spices a few seconds in the oil.
- Next, add the finely chopped onions and cook in medium flame until the onion turns light brown.
- Then add the finely chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 mins on medium heat or until the water evaporates from the tomato.
- Next, add the mint leaves and the ground paste. Mix well.
- Then add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, and salt.
- Mix well and add 2 tbsp of water. Cook the mixture on low heat till the raw smell of the spices goes off. It will take 4 to 5 mins.
- Next, add the avarekai / field beans and mix well. Then add the minced chicken and again mix well.
- Add 1½ cup of water and mix well.
- Let the gravy comes to a boil. Now close the pressure cooker with the lid.
- When the steam comes, add the weight and cook on medium heat for 2 whistles.
- When the pressure goes down, open the lid and mix well. At this stage, if the gravy is too watery, cook for a few more mins until it thickens.
- Finally, add coriander leaves and switch off the heat. Serve hot with poori, rice, chapathi etc.