Pakistani-Style Dum Ka Keema (Smoked Ground Beef)
Pakistani-Style Dum Ka Keema (Smoked Ground Beef) is smoked ground beef. Cooked with a seal lid bursting with mouthwatering flavor inside.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 140kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lbs ground beef
- ⅓ cup olive oil or any neutral oil
- ⅓ cup fried onion
- 4 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ cup yogurt
- 1 green pepper roughly chopped
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp raw payaya kacha papita
Whole Spices
- 2 black cardamoms
- 3 green cardamoms
- a small cinnamon stick
Powdered Spices
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp javitri powder
- ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt or as needed
Chana Powder
- ¼ cup dry roasted chickpeas roasted chanay
Smoked
- 1 coal
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Garnish
- ¼ inch ginger julienne
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
Other Ingredient
- water
Instructions
Chana Powder and Raw Papaya
- Add ¼ cup of dry roasted chickpeas in a spice grinder.
- Grind until powder form.
- Set aside.
- Pulse or Grind the raw papaya chunks in a little blender.
- Set aside
Dum Ka Keema
- In a medium size pot, add oil, ground beef, fried onion, ginger garlic paste, grinded raw papaya, roasted chickpea powder, green pepper, whole spices, and powdered spices.
- Mix well crushing the ground beef until it's mushy.
- Add ½ cup water.
- Mix well!
- Smoke it. (Heat up the coal on a stove, after it gets heated, then place a small steel bowl on top of the ground beef mixture. Next place the hot coal in the steel bowl then pour 1 tbsp oil. It's going to create smoke. Immediately place to capture the smoke for 30 seconds-1 minute. Release the smoke by removing the lid. Discard the coal and take steel bowl out of the pot and set aside.)
- Mix well!
- Cover the lid with aluminum foil then place it on the pot.
- Cover the lid and pot with aluminum foil like we did in the video.
- Turn on the stove on medium heat and let it heat up.
- Place the sealed pot on the stove.
- Let it cook for 15-20 minutes or until the ground beef is fully done.
- Unseal the pot.
- Give it a quick mix.
- Add ¼ cup more water and mix well.
- Let it cook on medium-low for 5 minutes. (Remember don't place the lid on for the step.)
- Turn off the stove.
- Garnish with fresh lemon juice and ginger.
- Serve immediately with a warm paratha.
- Enjoy!
Video
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg