Keema matar with homemade chapatis

Spiced lamb mince with sweet peas, a quick, homely north Indian curry that most kids happily wolf down. Rolling your own chapatis is easier than you'd think.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Mix the chapati flour, salt and oil, then add about 190ml warm water and knead to a soft, smooth dough. Cover and rest.
  2. Heat the oil in a large pan, fry the cumin seeds until they crackle, then add the onions and cook until golden.
  3. Add the garlic and ginger for a minute, then the lamb mince. Fry, breaking it up, until browned. Stir in the ground coriander, cumin, turmeric and chilli powder.
  4. Add the tomatoes, salt and a splash of water, cover and simmer, then stir in the peas and garam masala and cook for 5 minutes more.
  5. Divide the dough into 8 balls and roll each out thinly on a floured surface. Cook in a hot dry frying pan for about a minute each side until puffed and speckled brown. Keep them wrapped in a clean tea towel.
  6. Scatter the keema with coriander and serve with the warm chapatis.