Qeema Indian Curried Beef

Name: Qeema Indian Curried Beef
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable or canola oil (, or other neutral oil); 4 tsp ginger (, finely mince); 5 large garlic cloves (, minced (about 4 tsp)); 1 large onion (, finely diced); 500g / 1 lb beef mince (ground beef); 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or chilli powder (pure, not US chili powder spice mix), omit for not spicy); 1 1/4 tsp garam masala ((Note 1)); 1 1/4 tsp cumin powder; 1 1/4 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 cup water; 1 green cayenne pepper (, deseeded, finely sliced); Cilantro/coriander leaves; Plain yogurt or Mint yogurt (below); 3/4 cup plain yogurt; 1/2 cup (lightly packed) mint leaves; 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:15min

An authentic Indian spiced ground (minced) beef recipe known as Qeema (or keema or kheema). This is a gem of a recipe because it tastes incredible but unlike many Indian dishes, there are no hard-to-find spices in the ingredients. And it's super fast - on the table in 20 minutes! Serve over basmati rice. Great with plain yogurt, even better with Mint Yogurt.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:47:07 GMT