Venison Keema

This Venison Keema is a rich, aromatic dish packed with bold spices and tender mince. The subtle gamey flavour of lean venison is cooked with a punchy curry paste and a sweetened with a hint of mango chutney, delivering a delicious balance of heat. Serve up with poppadoms or warm flatbreads, perfect for sharing with friends. 

Preparation

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 1 hour
  • Serves: 4 people

Keema Ingredients

  • 500 g venison mince
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 3 cm piece of ginger, grated
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp curry paste
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • sea salt flakes
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1x 440g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp mango chutney, plus extra to serve
  • 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt
  • 200 g frozen peas
  • small bunch of coriander, chopped
  • squeeze of lemon juice

Serving ingredients

  • handful of coriander leaves
  • handful of sliced red onion
  • flatbreads, naan breads, or poppadoms
  • minted yoghurt

Instructions

  1. Chop the onion, garlic, ginger and chillies together in a food processor.

  2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the mixture until it becomes fragrant.

  3. Add the mince and fry until it begins to brown, stirring to break up any lumps.

  4. Add the curry paste, tomato purée, cumin seeds and some salt and pepper and fry for 1 minute.

  5. Add the tinned tomatoes and mango chutney and bring to a simmer.

  6. Cook for 1 minute then add the yoghurt and a good splash of water and cook the mixture for 30 minutes.

  7. Add the frozen peas and cook for 5 minutes, then stir in the coriander and cook for a further minute.

  8. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

  9. Scatter over the coriander leaves and slices of red onion and serve with flatbreads, naan breads or poppadoms, mango chutney and minted yoghurt.

Thank you to Eat Game for sharing this recipe with us.

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