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Chicken Keema Curry that's prepared with Chicken mince cooked with a few spices & dressed up with herbs. This Chicken Keema recipe will be your next favorite thing. Mop it up with sourdough bread, crispy parathas or Chapathi you can't stop at a single serving! Don't miss out the Chicken Keema curry recipe Video!

Chicken Keema Curry Recipe Video

Chicken Keema Recipe

Minced meats are so versatile right guys? And so is the chicken keema or chicken mince.

You can use it to make Kababs like this Chapli Kabab and Chicken Seekh Kabab with minced chicken.

You can even stuff it into Parathas, make delicious Kofta curry, dress up a quick sandwich or a wrap or even make a biriyani from minced meat.

We love cooking with minced chicken a lot & have been trying new ways to incorporate it into recipes.

Today's Chicken Keema recipe is a wonderful result of our experiment & I am so excited to share the recipe with you guys!

It's basically a curry that's kind of spicy and has everything in its power to make you lick the bowl 😛 It's extremely fragrant & so easy to make.

Don't walk away if you are not a spice eater because you can always control the spice level & the oil level in this recipe without ruining its taste 😀

We love it spicy & a bit oily 😉 That's how I made it today.

What is Chicken Keema Recipe?

Chicken Keema is a spicy Indian curry made with minced chicken that's cooked with a variety of extremely fragrant spices. Its consistency is semi-wet with a little amount of sauce in it.

This curry is never too runny. It can be dry but in that case, we love to call it Bhurji - in English "Scrambled".

Chicken Keema Ingredients

For Today's Chicken Keema Recipe you'll need a few ingredients as listed below:

1. Chicken Mince or Chicken Kheema: The good thing about today's recipe is that you can choose lean chicken mince. Fine chicken Kheema works best.
2. Onion: Use finely chopped. You can use either white onion or red onion. Just don't use the sweeter variety.
3. Ginger Garlic Paste: I've got an amazing homemade Ginger Garlic Paste recipe for you that'll last up to 6 months! Just don't miss reading the tips & tricks. The homemade always has the best flavors to offer to any recipe.
4. Whole Spices: Mace, Star anise, green cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black peppercorns, dry whole red chilies
5. Spice powders: Turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder.
6. Tomato: Both puree or sauce and paste. I used store-bought ones. They are just so handy & saves so much time. But you can use just homemade tomato paste. In that case, I would recommend to blanch the whole tomatoes, peel them & then make them into a puree. This gives amazing flavors to curries.
7. Cooking Fat: I used Mustard oil but you may use what you prefer.
8. Herbs: Chopped mint & cilantro (coriander leaves). I used these herbs fresh from my garden. And I used dry fenugreek leaves also known as Kasturi Methi.

3 Tips to Make the Best Chicken Keema Recipe

1. Flash marinate the Chicken Kheema: This totally transforms this Chicken Keema recipe & shoots up the flavors of the dish. The best trick is to marinate the chicken mince with the tomato paste, the tomato puree & salt. Leave it that way until you are done frying the rest of the ingredients.
2. Fry or Bhuna well: For best flavors, you need to Bhuna or fry each ingredient for some time until the raw aroma disappears & oil leaves the sides of the pan. This is not a dump & go recipe & I just don't have any short cuts that can replace the Bhuna part 😀 The taste lies in there. So don't rustle up things.
3. Don't miss the Herbs: Use all of them and you'll know why, once you taste the delicious chicken keema recipe. The mint gives it a sudden burst of flavor that's so refreshing. The Kasturi methi gives the dish a certain buttery flavor.

Chicken Keema Curry serving ideas

Chicken Keema Curry tastes best with parathas, Chapathi or Naan.

How long can you store Chicken Keema recipe?

Chicken Keema recipe remains good for 7 days in the fridge when you store it in airtight containers.

Pro Tip: The consistency of the chicken keema gravy in the fridge will become solid. The fat in the meat will solidify. But, as soon as you re-heat it will become moist & soft. Sprinkle a few drops of water & reheat the dish.

Can you freeze Chicken Keema curry?

Of course, you can freeze today's chicken keema curry recipe.

It's absolutely freezer-friendly & you can freeze it for 2 months in individual freezer-safe bags or containers.

Re-heating Tips

This is how you may re-heat the frozen chicken keema & the fridge stored chicken keema recipe. Follow the steps below:

1. Stored it in the Fridge? Pop open the container & dump the chicken keema directly on a hot skillet. Sprinkle water & reheat over medium heat covered.
2. Did you freeze it? Do this instead: You may thaw the chicken keema curry in the fridge overnight & than reheat it following the above technique. Or you may directly dump the frozen curry in a pot, cover & heat it up on a stovetop. It will take a little longer to warm up.
3. Want to reheat in Microwave oven? Do this: Scoop out the cold Chicken keema gravy in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle water & warm-up for 4 mins on high. For, frozen curry we would recommend you to thaw it first & then warm it up in the same way.

Method

Steps in words below pictures

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