Chicken Keema, Street-Style

Peppery and spicy minced/ground chicken loaded with ginger, green chillies and butter, with some street-food love thrown in for good measure.

Keema, believed to have Persian origins, was introduced by the Mughals in the 16th century. The word keema comes from the Turkish word kiyma, meaning “ground meat”. It has now evolved into local favourites like Mumbai’s keema pav and Delhi’s keema hari mirch.

One popular preparation is street-style keema bhuna, where the minced/ground