🍲 Chicken Aloo Qeema — Recipe

Ingredients For the Qeema: Chicken qeema (hand-minced) — 750 g Yogurt — 1 cup Ginger-garlic paste — 1 tbsp Salt — 1 tsp Lemon juice — 1 whole lemon Desi ghee — 1 cup Tomatoes — 3, cubed Turmeric — ½ tsp Potatoes — ½ kg, cut into cubes Water — as required Large green chilies — 3–4 Whole red chilies — 4–5 Ginger — julienned Garam masala — as required Fresh coriander — for garnish 🌶️ Special Masala Whole coriander seeds — 1 tsp Fennel seeds — 1 tsp Cumin seeds — 1 tsp Green cardamom — 3 Almonds — 4 Whole black pepper — 10–12 Cloves — 6–7 Kashmiri dried red chilies — 3 Method: Dry roast all the special masala ingredients until fragrant. Let them cool slightly, then grind into a coarse powder (dardara). 👩‍🍳 Method In a bowl, mix yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, salt, lemon juice and chicken qeema. Marinate for 10 minutes. Heat desi ghee in a pan and add the marinated qeema mixture. Cook until the chicken changes color. Add the cubed tomatoes. Cover and cook on low flame until the tomatoes soften and the chicken is cooked. Add turmeric, green chilies, whole red chilies and salt. Mix well. Add the prepared special masala and sauté everything well. Add the cubed potatoes and sauté until nicely coated with the masala. Add water as shown in the video, cover and cook until the potatoes are completely tender. Once the potatoes are tender, cook until the oil separates. Finally, add julienned ginger, fresh coriander and garam masala. ✨ Your delicious Chicken Aloo Qeema is ready to serve!