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Ground Beef Keema Aloo with Fresh Tomatoes

A quick, spiced ground beef and potato keema simmered in fresh tomatoes with ginger and garam-style warmth, finished with peas, cilantro and lime.

Ground Beef Keema Aloo with Fresh Tomatoes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb500 gGround beef, 90% lean
  • 2½ small450 gRed potatoescut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 4 medium500 gTomatoeschopped
  • 2 tbsp30 gTomato paste
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow onionfinely chopped
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2½ tbsp grated15 gFresh gingergrated
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 1 cup134 gGreen peas, frozen
  • 1 tbsp15 gCanola oil
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 2¼ tsp4 gGround coriander
  • ¾ tsp2 gGround turmeric
  • ¾ tsp2 gChili powder
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cardamom
  • ¾ tsp5 gSalt
  • 1 cup240 gWater
  • ½ lime, juiced20 gLime juice
  • 1 cup chopped16 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Before cooking, chop the onion, mince the garlic and jalapeño, grate the ginger, cube the potatoes and chop the tomatoes and cilantro.
  2. Heat the canola oil in a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook 6 minutes until golden at the edges.
  3. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it up, until browned with no pink, about 6 minutes.
  4. Stir in the garlic, ginger and jalapeño and cook 1 minute.
  5. Add the cumin, coriander, turmeric, chili powder, cinnamon and cardamom and stir 30 seconds until fragrant, then stir in the tomato paste for 1 minute.
  6. Add the tomatoes, potatoes, water and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 18 to 20 minutes, stirring now and then, until the potatoes are tender and the beef reaches 160°F (71°C).
  7. Stir in the peas and simmer uncovered 3 to 4 minutes until hot and the sauce thickens.
  8. Stir in the lime juice, scatter the cilantro over the top and serve.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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