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Speedy British Beef Keema
Bring the rich spices and aromas of South India to your kitchen. This beef keema is ready in under 20 mins and 3 simple steps, thanks to our slow-cooked British beef. Just heat it with tikka paste, garlic and ginger until melt-in-the-mouth tender. Add wholegrain pilau rice, shallots and peas, then dig in..
Ready in 20
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
6 plants
Serving size
Ingredients
- 280g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 shallot
- 150g peas
- 2 tbsp tikka paste (Mustard) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Turmeric, Curry powder (Turmeric, Coriander, Yellow MUSTARD Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek, Fennel, Salt, Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper), Cumin, Coriander, Salt, Tamarind extract, Coriander leaf, Acetic acid, Cayenne pepper, Cornflour, Roast cumin seeds)
- 80g baby spinach
- 250g steamed wholegrain pilau basmati (Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed, Onions, Sunflower Oil, Acacia Fibre, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Natural Flavourings, Fenugreek, Black Pepper)
- 40g sugar snap peas
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
Nutritional Information
Calories: 603
Protein: 43g
Carbs: 45g
Fat: 27g
Ingredients
- 140g beef mince (british beef mince (10% fat))
- 2 tbsp tomato purée (use half)
- 250g steamed wholegrain pilau basmati (use half) (Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed, Onions, Sunflower Oil, Acacia Fibre, Salt, Cumin Seeds, Natural Flavourings, Fenugreek, Black Pepper)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (use half) (Ginger puree IQF, Garlic puree IQF, Citric Acid, Water)
- 1 shallot (use half)
- 40g sugar snap peas (use half)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 150g peas (use half)
- 2 tsp curry powder (use half) (Turmeric, coriander, onion, garlic, fenugreek, fennel, chilli powder, black pepper, salt)
- 2 tbsp tikka paste (use half) (Mustard) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Turmeric, Curry powder (Turmeric, Coriander, Yellow MUSTARD Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek, Fennel, Salt, Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper), Cumin, Coriander, Salt, Tamarind extract, Coriander leaf, Acetic acid, Cayenne pepper, Cornflour, Roast cumin seeds)
- 80g baby spinach (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 619
Protein: 42g
Carbs: 47g
Fat: 29g
Speedy British Beef Keema
Bring the rich spices and aromas of South India to your kitchen. This beef keema is ready in under 20 mins and 3 simple steps, thanks to our slow-cooked British beef. Just heat it with tikka paste, garlic and ginger until melt-in-the-mouth tender. Add wholegrain pilau rice, shallots and peas, then dig in..
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan & a measuring jug
Combine the flavours
- Roughly dice the shallot
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the shallot, and cook for 2-3 mins, until softened
- Add the tikka paste, ginger & garlic paste, tomato puree and curry powder, then cook for 1 minute
Build the dish
- Halve the sugar snaps and add them to the pan along with the beef (and its juices), pilau rice and 50ml water (25ml for 1 person)
- Cook for 3-4 mins, until piping hot
Last bits & plate up
- Meanwhile, rinse the spinach. Roughly chop the coriander
- Add the peas, coriander and spinach to the pan. Cook for a final 1-2 mins, until wilted
- Add a splash of water if necessary. Season with salt
- Serve the beef keema into bowls
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