5 from 6 votes
Veg Keeema Recipe
Vegetable Keema is an easy, delicious Indian recipe made with minced vegetables, spices and herbs. Keema or kheema is a Hindi word for 'mince.'
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
3
Calories:
167 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 7 to 8 cauliflower grated, minced or finely chopped, florets
- 7 to 8 green beans finely chopped, French beans
- 7 to 8 mushrooms - finely chopped
- 1 carrot grated, minced or chopped, medium size
- ⅓ cup green peas - frozen
- 2 tomato medium sized, finely chopped or about 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 onion - medium sized, finely chopped or ½ cup finely chopped onions
- 1 green chilli - finely chopped or ½ to 1 teaspoon chopped green chillies
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste or 1 inch ginger and 3 to 4 small to medium garlic cloves - finely crushed in a mortar-pestle or made into a paste
- 1 black cardamom - optional
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (ground coriander)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric)
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil or any neutral oil
- 1 to 1.25 cups water or add as required
- salt as required
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Keep the flame to low. Add whole garam masala spices - black cardamom and cinnamon. Stir and fry the spices for a few seconds.
- Add finely chopped onions and sauté stirring often till lightly browned. Add the ginger-garlic paste. Stir and sauté for some seconds till the raw aroma of ginger and garlic goes away.
- Then, add tomatoes and all the spice powders one by one. Sauté the mixture till the oil separates. Stir often while sautéing.
- Next add all the vegetables including green peas. Add water and salt.
- Cover and simmer till the vegetables are cooked well and tender. If the veggies start sticking to the pan, add some water and mix. Cover pan with lid and continue to simmer.
- When the veggies are tender and cooked perfectly, continue to simmer if there are any liquids in the pan. Note that the veggie mixture should become dry and there should be no liquids in it.
- Check the seasoning and add more salt if needed.
- Garnish Veg Keema with coriander leaves and serve hot or warm with roti, phulka, paratha, naan or bread.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
167kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Sodium
93mg
(4%)
Potassium
644mg
(14%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
4394IU
(88%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
3mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin B12
1µg
(42%)
Vitamin C
41mg
(46%)
Vitamin D
1µg
(5%)
Vitamin E
5mg
Vitamin K
25µg
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
63µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
36mg
(9%)
Phosphorus
117mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 167kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Sodium | 93mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 644mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 4394IU | 88% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 3mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 46% |
| Vitamin D | 1µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 5mg | |
| Vitamin K | 25µg | |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 63µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 36mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 117mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.