Kothu-Kari Kuruma. Goat’s Minced Meat Korma. Aattu Kothu Kari Korma. Keema Qorma.

‘Keema Qorma’ is the correct word in Urdu. But most of the Tamilians and Andraidals call it as ‘Kaima’. Well ‘keema/kheema’ means well minced in Urdu. It could be anything a veggie or any kind of meat!

Ingredients:

Minced Goat’s Meat 1/2 kilo
Onions 2 finely chopped
Tomato 2 finely chopped
Fresh ginger paste 2 spoons
Fresh garlic paste 2 spoons
Green chilies 3 slitted
Curry leaves 3 twigs
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 3
Cardamom 3 pods
Fennel seeds 1 – 2 spoons
Bay leaves 2
Cas cas milk few spoons(2 spoons of cas cas wet ground…maybe after soaked in warm water)
Fresh coconut 1 (chopped and wet ground to thick milk)
Oil 1 cup
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Chili powder 1 -2 spoons
Oil few spoons
Cilantro leaves few to garnish.

Method:

Pressure cook meat with enough salt and water. Maybe for about 6 whistles. Set aside and retain the water.

In a pan heat oil, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel seeds, bay leaves, curry leaves and green chilies. Fry them for a while.

Now add onions and fry till golden brown.

Then add ginger – garlic paste to it. Fry them till its raw smell leaves.

Later add tomatoes and fry till its water content is lost.

Now add little bit of salt, turmeric, chili powder and cooked meat along with its water. Cover and cook over medium heat.

When the meat is done…add cas cas milk and thick coconut milk to this. Let this come to boil 3-5 times.

Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Serve warm to go with chapathis/dosa/idly/iddiyappam.