Easy Ground Beef Curry Recipe (Beef Keema Curry)

Enjoy this simple Indian ground beef curry as a weeknight dinner. It is quick and easy with just a few ingredients – perfect for a busy weeknight!

Ground Beef Curry

Do you have a pound of ground beef and looking for an easy weeknight dinner idea? If you like curries of all kinds, here is an easy ground beef curry recipe (beef Keema curry) you can try for a weeknight dinner. You can create a quick curry in less than 30 minutes.

This delicious Indian curry is simple, easy and quick to prepare. You don’t need to be an Indian food expert to try this ground beef curry recipe. Therefore, this is a perfect curry that anyone can try out. Even if you are a novice in Indian cuisine.

The ground beef is simmered in chicken broth flavored with tomatoes and basic Indian spices that most of us already have in our pantry. Which means, there is no need to run to the Indian food specialty store to get the exotic spices.

What do you need to make Beef Keema curry?

All you need to make this curry is a pound of ground beef, onion, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, peas (I used frozen peas), chicken stock, and a handful of fresh cilantro.

Spices you need

• cumin powder
• curry powder
• cayenne pepper

If you don’t want this curry to be too spicy, you can omit the cayenne pepper, and that is perfectly fine.

Cooking and Serving Tips

Enjoy the nice aroma coming out of a pot of simmering curry filling in your kitchen as you wait. That is to say, the simmering time is only for 10-15 minutes total. Serve this simple ground beef curry with fluffy Basmati rice or Naan bread and you are good to go.

More Delicious Curry Dishes

• Beef Massaman Curry
• Cape Malay Chicken Curry
• Black Bean Quinoa Curry
• Chicken Pumpkin Curry with Homemade Yellow Curry Paste

Ground Beef Curry (Beef Keema Curry)

Holly Ford

Beef Keema curry is a super easy Indian ground beef curry recipe. It is quick and easy to make with the just a few ingredients – perfect for a busy weeknight dinner!

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Indian, Southeast Asian

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 1 tbsp minced ginger
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp curry powder
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper optional
• pinches salt & pepper to taste
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 handful cilantro chopped

Instructions

 

• Heat oil in a pot over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, ginger and cook until soft.
• Add the spices and stir for a few seconds. Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Add the tomatoes and stir. Pour the chicken stock and stir to combine. Cover with a lid and simmer for 10 minutes over med-low heat.
• Add the soy sauce and stir. Season more with salt and pepper if needed. Add the peas and simmer for 5 more minutes
• Lastly add the cilantro and serve with basmati rice or naan bread.

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