Iraqi Qeema

Name: Iraqi Qeema
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 500g ground beef; 1/2 cup yellow split peas; 3 tomatoes, chopped; 1 tsp turmeric

قيمة/KAY-mah/

Also known as: Iraqi Minced Meat Stew

About this dish

Ground meat and split peas simmered in a rich, spiced tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

🥩500g ground beef

🫘1/2 cup yellow split peas

🍅3 tomatoes, chopped

🌿1 tsp turmeric

Method

Serves 4

Cook the split peas until tender.

Brown the ground beef with onion and turmeric.

Add tomato and simmer until reduced.

Add the cooked split peas and simmer together.

Serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Qeema is a traditional Iraqi minced meat dish, commonly cooked with yellow split peas for texture.

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