Egg keema recipe – keema or qeema recipe is made using minced meat. This recipe needs boiled egg and no meat is used. Egg keema pairs well with chapathi or plain paratha or plain rice. It also goes on a party menu well as a side to puri or naan. To make this egg keema, i suggest using a good flavorful garam masala powder or meat masala. The flavor and taste of the dish depends on the masala.
Step-by-step photos
How to make egg kheema
1. Boil 4 eggs in a pot. Remove the shell and cut them to small cubes without messing up the yolk much. Set aside. Heat oil and add cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and cumin. Saute until they begin to crackle.
2. Fry finely chopped onions until slightly golden. *note: finely chopped onions blend well with the keema.
3. Fry ginger garlic paste until the raw smell goes off.
4. Add chopped tomatoes and saute until they turn completely mushy.
5. Add turmeric, chili powder and garam masala or meat masala. I suggest adding coriander powder too if the masala has a very sharp taste. Saute until the raw smell of the red chili powder and tomatoes goes off. I used this homemade garam masala.
6. This step is optional. Green peas or soaked cashews can be used. Saute until the raw smell goes away.
7. Add very little water, salt, handful of pudina and coriander leaves. You can add kasuri methi instead of pudina. Cook until the water almost evaporates and a thick curry base is left. Check the salt if needed add more.
8. Do not add eggs in thin gravy otherwise yolks begin to melt off. Add chopped eggs to thick curry. Stir gently for the masala to coat the egg well. Take care not to stir vigorously else the yolk will begin to turn mushy.
Garnish with mint or coriander. Serve egg keema with chapathi , naan or plain paratha.
For more Egg recipes, you can check
Punjabi egg curry
Kadai egg masala
Egg masala
Egg bhurji
Recipe
Egg keema recipe below
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 4 boiled eggs
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 green cardamoms
- 2 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp cumin
- ¾ cup onions finely chopped
- 1 green chili slit
- ½ cup tomatoes chopped
- salt as needed
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp red chili powder (adjust)
- ¾ to 1 tsp meat masala or garam masala
- ½ tsp garam masala
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ cup green peas or ¼ cup cashews (optional)
- 1 handful mint / pudina coriander leaves
How to make the recipe
- Hard boil eggs and set aside. When cooled chop them gently to small cubes. Set aside.
- Saute cinnamon, cloves, cumin, bayleaf in hot oil until they begin to sizzle.
- Add onions and fry until they turn golden. Saute ginger garlic paste till the raw smell vanishes. Fry tomatoes together with onions until mushy.
- Add chili powder and meat masala.
- Saute until the raw smell goes off. Fry cashews or peas for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add very little water, salt, pudina and coriander leaves.
- Cook until the mixture thickens.
- Add chopped eggs and mix gently until egg is coated well with masala.
NUTRITION (estimation only)
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
If you are new to cooking, follow my detailed step by step photo instructions for best results.
Kinjal says
Very Easy and nice recipes. It turns out so good always. My family loves it. Thanks.
swasthi says
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Vijayalaxmi says
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Behroze Mehta says
Hi we would like if you put in you tube. Another thing your recipe we cannot copy and paste so that while cooking we can watch and cook.
swasthi says
Yes I am adding the videos for most recipes where ever possible. Thanks again
Behroze Mehta says
Hi i tried this egg kheema recipe and it turned out good. in ingredients u mention green chillies but in method u didn’t mention when to add so n e way I used my own way and added when we saute the onions and tomatoes. thanks for the recipe
swasthi says
Thanks for trying. Yes I will update it. Glad you liked it.
Kam says
Hello from London. Well….this is now the 4th receipe of yours I have tried and yet Again it’s a HIT!! Best thing is my little girls loved it. Thanks once again.
swasthi says
Welcome Kam
Thanks for trying the recipes. Happy to know they turned out good.
sana basheer says
Kinda new recipie. I made egg keema for Dinner everyone complemented.Thanks 🙂
swasthi says
Welcome Sana
Glad to know you all liked it. thanks
chinmayee mishra says
The recipe of egg keema, was really wonderful. Everyone in the house loved it. THANKS. ☺?
swasthi says
Welcome Chinmayee
Glad to know you all liked it
Chinna says
You are the best
swasthi says
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SHILPA says
TODAY I MADE IT FOR DINNER AND IT WAS SOOOOOO TASTY. EVEN IT WAS LOOKING ALSO YUMMY…. NEVER IMAGINED THAT EGG CAN BE MADE THIS WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING SUCH NICE RECIPES WITH US.
swasthi says
welcome shilpa
Thanks a lot for trying
Bhavana says
Very tasty recipe
swasthi says
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Yaswanth says
Just now i tried these ,,, really good
swasthi says
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diya says
Mam I’m a huge fan of your receipies, seriously you’re amazing ..
swasthi says
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Jacinta says
Your recipes are awesome! Thank you so much ?
swasthi says
Welcome Jacinta
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Navya says
yummy
swasthi says
thanks
susen says
Egg kheema receipe its very tasty.
swasthi says
Thank you