Keema Upma

From the day I'm blogging  People have always kept on asking me nonstop from dinner ideas and something to serve up during parties...Kheema Upma is one of our family favorite and best kept family secret recipe we cook this recipe up for special occasions breakfast and dinner its always recommended to serve  along with fried egg and raita...

Keema Upma Recipe Video

Ingredients:

250 Grams Mutton Kheema

1/2 Cup Frozen or Fresh Peas

1 Potato (chopped into tiny cubes)

1 Large Onion(roughly chopped)

2 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste

1 Tomato(roughly chopped)

2 Cups Bansi Rawa 

4 Slit Green Chillies

2 Tbsp Chilly Powder, 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder, 1/2 Tsp Coriander Powder, 1 Tbsp Garam Masala

1 Bay Leaf ,3 Cardamom Pods, 4 Cloves and 2 inch Stick Cinnamon

4 Tbsp Oil and Ghee

Mint, Coriander and Lime Juice for garnish

Salt as per taste

Prep Up:

1. In a heavy bottom pot add 2 tsp oil add 1 tbsp ginger and garlic paste fry a bit add the meat and fry a bit add chilly powder turmeric powder coriander powder and salt keep frying add 1/2 cup water salt cover for a minute and cook once it starts to boil add chopped potato and peas cover and cook till water evaporates meat and veg should have cooked through.
2. Heat a heavy bottom wok on medium flame add the bansi rawa keep stirring and dry roasting rawa once dry roasted it will turn brown in color remove from flame and reserve. 

Method:

• Heat a heavy bottom wok on medium flame add oil and ghee once the oil is hot add ginger and garlic paste fry a bit till raw flavor has gone add whole spices bayleaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon allow to splutter a bit.
• Add onion and slit chilly fry a bit add tomato and fry a bit once the onion and tomato has reduced a bit add rawa and fry add salt as per taste and keep stirring and frying.
• Add 6 cups hot water and mix all ingredients add the kheema mixture and mix till well combined.
• Garnish with finely chopped mint coriander and lime juice mix well cover allow the rawa to absorb all the moisture once the oil separates a bit its done ready to serve...Serve hot with raita and fried egg...Enjoy...:)

Spicy Mutton Fried Rice

I love fried rice. part of this recipe is fusion. experimenting with few ingredients I've never used in a fried rice like coriander kasuri methi and chicken stock cube trust me the experiment was awesome must boast it turned out like ordered from restaurant 

Video recipe for mutton fried rice...:)

Ingredients:

Veggies:

3 Carrots(Finely Chopped)

100 Grams Beans(Finely Chopped)

1 Bell Pepper (Finely Chopped)

2 Onions (Finely Chopped)

5 Green Chilly (Finely Chopped) 

3 Sprigs Spring Onion( Finely Chopped)

1/2 Cup Frozen Peas(Optional)

2 Cups Cooked Basmati Rice

4 Eggs

2 Cups Cooked Mutton

1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste

Condiments:

2 Tbsp Soya Sauce

2 Tsp Chilly Sauce

1 Tsp Black Pepper Powder

1 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1 Chicken Stock Cube

2 Tbsp Kasuri Methi

Salt as per taste

Oil

Prep Up:

1. Wash the rice add to a pressure cooker with 3 cups water 1 tsp oil 1 tsp salt and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.
2. Make sure to chop all veggies into tiny pieces.
3. Cook the mutton with 1 tsp salt 1 tsp turmeric powder till well done then shred the meat remove all the bones.
4. Once the rice has cooked allow to cool completely this way rice will separate fast this can be done a head of time.

Method:

• Heat a heavy bottom wok add 3 tbsp oil crack open the eggs scramble the eggs add salt and chilly powder once scrambled drain the excess oil in the wok and reserve the egg.
• If needed add 1 tbsp oil in the same wok add ginger and garlic paste  fry a bit till raw flavor has gone add onion chillies and fry till transparent.
• Add all the finely chopped veggies and fry a bit add chilly powder salt pepper powder and chicken cube keep stirring add the meat stock to cook the veggies.
• Add the shredded meat  kasuri methi finely chopped capsicum and spring onion fry a bit.
• Add 1 tbsp soya sauce and chilly sauce fry a bit add cooked rice mix and fry all the ingredients check for salt add if needed allow to fry a bit garnish with coriander and lime juice serve hot...Enjoy...:)

• If you prepare excess veggie masala and store in fridge its easy to add noodles or pasta reheat and and serve...I've used pasta with my leftover veggie meat mix just sprinkled some cheese microwaved it for 5 minutes and served it was yummm...:)