Kheema Pav is a famous Mumbai style street food. The dish has history attached to it and originated in the Irani restaurants of Mumbai. The minced mutton (kheema) is slow cooked with loads of dry and powdered spices and specifically enjoyed with pav (bun) which is again popular in Mumbai.
Ingredients for Kheema
Steps for Kheema
Kheema
Ingredients
• 500 gms Kheema
• 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• Salt to taste
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tsp Coriander seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 4 Cardamoms
• ½ tsp Black Pepper Corns
• Small piece of nutmeg
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 6 Green chillies
• ½ cup oil
• 2 pieces of bay leaves
• 4 finely chopped onions
• ½ cup dill leaves finely chopped (Suva ki Bhaji)
• ½ cup Green Peas
• 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
Steps
• In a bowl, take minced meat, add ginger garlic paste and salt to taste and turmeric powder. • Mix everything well, close with lid and set aside for marinating for 30 minutes to 1 hour. • Dry spices – In a bowl, take coriander seeds, cumin, cardamoms, black pepper corns and small piece of nutmeg. Grind these dry spices into a fine powder and keep it ready. • Take generous amount of coriander leaves and chillies. Add water and grind a fine paste. • In a pan, heat oil, add bay leaves and finely chopped onions (big-sized). • Tip – Always start this recipe by marinating minced mutton (kheema) in start, so that you can use remaining time in cutting onions, grinding spices and rest preparations. • Fry the onions until light golden, do not fry them too much. • Add the marinated mince to the pan. Mix well on low flame. • On high flame, keep stirring and fry the minced mutton for 4 to 5 minutes. • Add the dry spices powder and coriander and chilli paste to the pan. Mix well. • Cover with lid and cook on low flame for 5 to 6 minutes. • Clean ½ cup dill leaves and chop them finely. • Coming back to the minced mutton, it is cooked well and the oil has separated too. • Add green peas and mix. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the peas soften. • Note – If the minced mutton is too dry for you, you can add some water. • Add final ingredients to the recipe, add fenugreek leaves, garam masala powder and chopped dill leaves (suva ki bhaji). • Add about half cup of water, mix everything and cover with lid. Cook on low flame for 2 to 4 minutes. • Squeeze some lemon and serve hot with pav (buns).