Keema pilau is a one-pot dish made up of spiced ground meat, basmati rice, and aromatic spices. It’s a favourite at our house as well as a dish we serve when we have last-minute company.

It’s easy to make and impressive too!

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Ingredients

1 tbsp ghee or oil

1 medium white onion, thinly sliced

100g Shemin’s Indian, Massaman or Goan Curry Paste

2 tbsps Shemin’s Biryani / Pilau Spice Blend or to taste

2 medium tomatoes or 200g chopped tin tomatoes

750g minced lamb, beef or chicken

400g basmati rice rinsed and soaked in water for 15-20 mins

Handful of chopped mint

2 tsp salt

600ml water

400ml tin coconut milk

1 small bunch coriander leaves

Juice of ½ lime

½ tsp ground black pepper

Method

Heat a medium pot with a tight fitting lid and add the oil or ghee. When hot, add the slices of onion and sauté until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Add Shemin’s Curry Paste and a splash of water, and simmer for 1½ minutes. Then add Shemin’s Biryani / Pilau Spice Blend, tomatoes and lamb. Cook until browned, breaking up the mince with a wooden spoon as it cooks, about 2-3 minutes. Add the drained rice, mint, salt, water and coconut milk.
Put the lid on and simmer until the liquid is absorbed by the rice, about 20 minutes.
Scatter the coriander leaves, lime juice and black pepper over the top of the rice before serving.

Serves 4

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