How to make minced chicken on circular griddle (Tawa Qeema)

Chicken tawa qeema recipe

In this recipe we are learning about minced chicken on a circular griddle (Tawa) which is a Pakistani dish locally called “Tawa Qeema”.

This special cooking technique adds a new dimension of flavor and aroma to foods.

Tawa is a circular griddle of different sizes normally used for cooking of chapattis and Qeema refers to any of minced meat.

Ingredients Required for Chicken Tawa Qeema:

Chicken Chest or minced chicken: ½ kg

Soya Sauce: 1 Table spoon

Corn flour: 1 Table spoon

Salt: 1 tea spoon

Garlic paste: ¾ Table spoon

Ginger Paste: ¾ Table spoon

Green chilies mashed: 2 No’s

Cooking oil: ½ Cup

Onions (Chopped): 150grams

Tomatoes (Chopped): 150grams

Red chili powder: ½ Tea spoon

Turmeric powder: ½ Tea spoon

Coriander seed powder: 1 Tea spoon

Spice mix masala (Garam Masala): ½ tea spoon

Chopped coriander leaves

1. Add ginger, garlic and chili paste, salt, soya sauce and corn flour into minced chicken and marinate for half hour. 

2. Heat the cooking oil, fry the onions to light brown and add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder chili powder and cook for 10 minuets.

3. Add minced meat cook until done fully and releases oil.  

4. Add coriander seed, garam masala  and coriander leaves and cover for a minute.