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    Chicken Keema Matar Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Quick Chicken Keema Matar Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a rich and aromatic dish cooked with ground chicken, peas and with lots of spices.

    Chicken Keema Matar

    I made this for lunch one day as a quick side dish for rasam rice. I had some leftover and used that to make a baked chicken samosa, will be sharing it soon. This recipe is easy to make and you can either make it gravy or dry as you like.

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    Ingredients for Quick Chicken Keema Matar

    • Oil - 2 tbsp
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1.5 tsp
    • Onion - 1 large chopped finely
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp
    • Green Chillies - 2 chopped finely
    • Tomatoes - 2 large chopped finely or pureed
    • Green Peas - 1.5 cup ( I used frozen)
    • Minced Chicken - 500 grams
    • Chilli powder - 2 tsp
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1.5 tbsp
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder - 1.5 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
    • Water if needed
     
    Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

    How to Make Quick Chicken Keema Matar

    1. Heat oil in a pan, add in cumin and let it sizzle.
    2. Add in onions, chillies and salt. Saute till golden.
    3. Then add in ginger garlic paste and cook for couple of mins.
    4. Add in spice powders and mix well.
    5. Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    6. Add in chicken and keep frying to break them up.
    7. Now cook this for 8 to 10 mins till chicken is done.
    8. Now add in peas and cook for couple of mins.
    9. Add in coriander leaves and serve.

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    Quick Chicken Keema Matar Recipe

    Quick Chicken Keema Matar Recipe with step by step pictures. This is a rich and aromatic dish cooked with ground chicken, peas and with lots of spices.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings

    Ingredients

    • Oil - 2 tblspn
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1.5 tsp
    • Onion - 1 large chopped finely
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tblspn
    • Green Chillies - 2 chopped finely
    • Tomatoes - 2 large chopped finely or pureed
    • Green Peas - 1.5 cup I used frozen
    • Minced Chicken - 500 grams
    • Chilli powder - 2 tsp
    • Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 1.5 tblspn
    • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    • Cumin Powder / Jeera Powder - 1.5 tsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 2 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Coriander leaves a handful finely chopped
    • Water if needed

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a pan, add in cumin and let it sizzle.
    • Add in onions, chillies and salt. Saute till golden.
    • Then add in ginger garlic paste and cook for couple of mins.
    • Add in spice powders and mix well.
    • Now add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
    • Add in chicken and keep frying to break them up.
    • Now cook this for 8 to 10 mins till chicken is done.
    • Now add in peas and cook for couple of mins.
    • Add in coriander leaves and serve.
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    Chicken Keema Matar Step by Step

     
     
    Take all your ingredients
    Heat little oil in a pan, add in cumin seeds
    let them sizzle
    add in chopped onions and chillies
    season with salt
    mix well
    add in some ginger garlic paste
    mix that well
    now add in all the spice powders
    mix well
    add in tomato puree..You can add chopped tomatoes as well
    cook till oil leaves the sides
    add in minced chicken or chicken keema
    stir that with the masala
    you have to cook this till chicken is done..
    It will take around 8 to 10 mins..
    I made it dry, if you want gravy, add little water at this stage
    now add in peas
    toss well and cook for few more mins..
    Add coriander leaves and mix well
    Serve
     
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    1. Reena N C

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      Very delicious

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    2. Reena N C

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      Very delicious

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    3. Mahek

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      I am planning on making this soon Thanks..how do you wash your mince . ..??

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    4. Aarthi

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      @Mahekput it in a fine mesh sieve and wash

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    5. Anjali

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      very easy and very tastee....

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    6. shamine

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      I am planning to make this today , how do you make it very spicy and i do not want to make it very dry . what should i do

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      • Aarthi

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        Add more chillies and some water.

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    7. Sushmitha

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      Mam for thisreceipe we have to grind chicken to a thin paste or cut into slices???

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      • Aarthi

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        You have to use ground chicken

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