Ground Turkey with Hyderabadi Seasonings

Name: Ground Turkey with Hyderabadi Seasonings
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive or canola oil; 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds; 2 dried hot red chilies; 10 fresh curry leaves, or 5 fresh basil leaves, torn up; 1/2 cup finely chopped onions; 2 cloves garlic, crushed in a garlic press; 2 teaspoons finely grated peeled fresh ginger; 1 pound ground turkey, dark and light meat combined; 1 tablespoon ground coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds; 4 tablespoons plain yogurt; 1 cup peas, fresh or frozen and defrosted; 1 teaspoon salt

December 9, 2011

This dish may also be made with ground lamb, or, for that matter, with ground beef. When using turkey, make sure your butcher includes both light and dark meat. White meat alone will be very dry. In Hyderabad, in the very center of South India, this keema (the Indian word for ground meat) is typically served at Sunday brunches with khichri (the dish of rice and split peas from which the British kedgeree was derived; see Rice with Moong Dal, page 213), pappadom for crunch, and pickles for pizzazz. Store-bought Indian pickles such as mango, lemon, or chili will do, but if you prefer, a sweeter preserved chutney would be just fine.

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