automne77

Salam all,

Just cooked keema last night after ages but the ghoshty smell was still there. I cooked it really well even added yoghurt. How do you guys get rid of the ghoshty smell in your meat dishes. Any and all tips and tricks are welcome...

Jazak Allah khair

Gina~

I boil the "keema" with whole garlic cloves, whole garam masala and turmeric.

Xenophanez

use sandalwood, instead of cinnamon Darcheni.

Maheen2002

I first boil keema with salt, chilli, turmeric powder, onion, garlic, tomatoes and some water for about 30-45 mins till it is pretty much cooked. then i add all other spices and stuff and bhoon/fry it for 10-15 mins. this is when you can add yogurt as well. no smell at the end.

Lusi

add lot of garlic ginger paste, onions, and tomatoes....

Mirch

All that and lots of bhoonofying. I guess you understand what bhoonofying is in desi cooking.

Lusi

^^ yeah exactly...also if you add a little vinegar while cooking, it also helps get rid of the smell.

Pareezay

I add a bit of vinegar while washing keema (and any other meat or veggies cuz of pesticides on them), then I boil it with garlic cloves, sabut garam masala, lal mirch and a bit of salt. Once it's done, I cook it normally with onions, tomatoes and spices but never tried adding yogurt. I bhoonify it really, really well because even I can't stand the smell of meat while eating. It turns out really well at the end.

wishkamar

I heard Mrs. Zubeida Tariq, dalda ka dastarkhwan fame, saying that adding turmeric (haldi) in meat, any kind of meat, takes its meaty smell away.

dewani teri

Monk

correct me if I am wrong, but shoudn't qeema have Qeema's smell ?

dewani teri

mall

hahaha! i knowwwwwwww... even i was like... what? keema is supposed to smell meat rite?

fara

Add dried meethi (fenugreek) to qeema when you are frying it with all the masalas and the water has evaporated.

somegroovychick

how much water is needed to boil it? just enough to cover it or more?

eastern11

Boiling the qeema takes the alavor out of it. To remove smell, after you add the qeema to the sauteed onions add salt and haldi (turmeric) first, before the garlic and ginger and fry for a few minutes, then add the rest. Someone who is a wonderful cook gave me this tip.

bebo

Do not add any water in bhoonifying process before drying up the natural water in qeema. Also during the process add about 1 table spoon full of ground coriander seeds, this instantly gets rid of the meaty smell.

Adrasteia

I actually tried the boiling qeema with onions, masala and lehsan in water the other day.

Then bhoonafied it after the water evaporated.

It tasted and smelt much better.

Aliyish

What ? you guys don’t like the very pleasing; delightful smell of raw meat


kachaY GhoasT k apNa he maza hai

automne77

Ladies,

I cooked meat today by adding onions, garlic ginger paste, salt , turmeric and tomatoes and letting it boil then bhoonafied it .... but the smell still persisted....

any other idea... do you guys boil the meat and then discard the water it has boiled in... :'( I ended up throwing out the salan