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Kheema pav

Kheema pav (pronounced “keema pow”) is a popular Mumbai street food, comprised of a minced ground meat curry filling served between soft bread rolls. Initially, kheema curry started out as a home-style dish, which then transformed into the kheema pav served in a bread roll as a convenient method to serve workers’ lunches on the streets as a compact, easy-to-transport meal.

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Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    20 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

20

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup (80 ml) oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cm x 3 cm piece ginger, finely grated
  • 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 500 g lamb mince (or beef or chicken)
  • 2 tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • Salt
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves, roughly chopped
  • 4 pav buns, split (or milk buns)
  • 50 g butter, softened

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the cumin seeds. Once they start to pop, add the onion, ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes, or until golden.
  2. Add the lamb mince to the pan and cook, stirring and breaking up with a wooden spoon, until browned. Stir through the tomatoes, ground spices and a generous pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is fully cooked. Stir through the coriander.
  3. Spread the buns with butter, and toast until warmed through. Fill the buns with the kheema and serve.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Published 16 May 2024 10:03am
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