Qeema Khara Masala

It is a mince dried curry made with beef or mutton mince. All the spices in this curry are not grinded. The whole spice added in the Qeema curry gives it a unique taste and flavor to it. It is served with chapati, paratha or nan with salad.

Ingredients:

• Beef mince 500grams
• Onion (finely chopped) 3 medium
• Red chili powder 1tsp
• Button red chili 8-10
• Coriander seeds 1tsp
• Cumin seeds 1tsp
• cloves 3
• Green cardamom 2
• Black cardamom 1
• Cinnamon stick 1 inch piece
• Whole black pepper 10-12
• Yogurt 1/2 cup(beaten)
• Oil 1/4 cup
• Ginger chopped 1tsp
• Garlic chopped 2tsp
• Salt 1tsp

Method:

1. Take a big bowl and first marinate the mince with yogurt and all the spices i.e. salt, red chili, button red chili, crushed ginger and garlic, cloves black and green cardamoms, cinnamon stick, whole black pepper, coriander and cumin seeds,
2. Marinate the mince for 1-2 hours
3. Heat up the oil in a saucepan and fry the chopped onions in it for 5-7 minutes.
4. Don't let the color of the onion turn golden, only saute it
5. Then add the marinated mince to it and cook it without adding water to it by covering lid the lid on medium flame for 8-10 minutes.
6. Let it dry and fry it for 4-5 minutes 
7. Then again cover it with a lid and cook on low flame for 5--8 minutes until the oil cmeson the surface.
8. Dish it out and garnish it with coriander & mint leaves and sliced chili with ginger strips.

Serve it with chapati or nan with salad.