Instant Pot Kheema
Kheema is a robust, finger-licking, spicy peppery dish made with minced beef, lamb or chicken. It is cooked with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and earthly spices. It is very common to find kheema served at breakfast time in our household along with eggs, buttery bread or rotis heated on the griddle with a splash of ghee. This makes a blissful breakfast!Kheema can be served as a spicy curry at lunch or dinner time as well. It can be refrigerated and used for later consumption. I add split chick peas to my kheema as it enhances the flavor to another level. Potatoes and peas can also be used.
Ingredients
- 1 pound hamburger meat
- 1/3 cup split chickpeas or chana dal washed and soaked
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon of Shan Bombay Biryani Masala Available in Indian grocery store
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
- 7 cardamoms
- 10 peppercorn
- 7 cloves
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Lemon wedges and cilantro for garnishing
Instructions
- In an Instant pot add 2 tablespoons of oil
- When oil is hot add cumin seeds, cardamoms, peppercorns, cloves and fry for a minute.
- To it add the onion, meat, ginger garlic paste, split chickpeas (also known as chana dal) and sauté for a couple of minutes.
- Add the tomato sauce, all the spices and mix well.
- Add half cup of water, close lid and pressure cook for 6 minutes
- Let it sit till for 5-7 minutes without releasing the steam
- Then release the steam open add lemon juice
- If there is any water use the saute option and saute till all water is evaporated
- Taste, add salt if needed as the masala has sodium
- Garnish with cilantro, lemon wedges and serve with bread, naan or roti