Ohhh you’re going bold and cozy now — Keema Matar is straight-up Indian comfort food with a kick! 🇮🇳🔥
This dish is minced lamb or beef cooked with warming spices, tomatoes, and green peas — juicy, savory, a little spicy, and totally scoopable with naan or spooned over rice.
🥘🌿 Indian Keema Matar
(Spiced ground lamb with peas — rich, flavorful, and weeknight-friendly!)
🛒 Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground lamb (or beef or turkey if you wanna switch it up)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3–4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1-inch piece of ginger, grated
- 1–2 green chilies, chopped (optional for heat)
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (or ½ cup canned)
- 1 cup green peas (frozen or fresh)
- 2–3 tbsp oil or ghee
- Salt to taste
- Fresh cilantro, chopped (for garnish)
- Optional: squeeze of lime or dash of garam masala to finish
🌶️ Spices:
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp chili powder (adjust to taste)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional but lovely!)
🔥 How to Make:
- Sauté aromatics:
- Heat oil, add cumin seeds till they sizzle
- Add onions and cook until golden
- Stir in garlic, ginger, and green chilies
- Add spices + tomatoes:
- Add all ground spices, stir 1 min
- Add chopped tomatoes → cook until soft and jammy
- Brown the meat:
- Add ground lamb, break it up
- Cook until browned and well-mixed with the masala
- Simmer + peas:
- Add ½ cup water, bring to a simmer
- Toss in peas, cook for 5–10 more mins until everything’s saucy and thick
- Taste and adjust seasoning
- Finish:
- Optional: add a dash of garam masala or squeeze of lime
- Garnish with chopped cilantro
🍽️ Serve With:
- Basmati rice, jeera rice, or buttery naan
- Side of raita or cucumber salad
- And maybe a cheeky mango pickle on the side 😉
📝 Caption Ideas:
- “Keema Matar: where humble meets HEAT.”
- “Spiced just right, saucy, and peas-fully delicious. You’ll want seconds.”
- “Lamb that melts into flavor. Peas that pop. Indian food magic in 30 minutes.”
- “Scoop it, dip it, devour it. This is that naan-wiping good kinda meal.”
🎥 Reel Flow:
- Spices toasting in oil (color and sizzle!)
- Onion–tomato masala bubbling
- Lamb browning into saucy goodness
- Steam rising as peas go in and that glossy keema gets spooned over rice
Want a vegetarian version with mushrooms/lentils or a street-style keema pav twist? Just say the word!
