Tanty's Keema & Cucumber + Onion Raita

I havent gone to the market for about a week or more so I didnt have much left in the refrigerator to cook lunch today. What I had in the fridge was 2 pieces of fish, minced beef, some cucumber, tomatoes and lots of onion and garlic. I also had instant pratas (Indian flat bread). I wasnt about to go out and get ingredients so I just had to make something out of what I had. A flash of brilliance and about 5mins later, I was whipping out my own keema, and cucumber and onion raita.

Tanty's Keema

Prep time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Level of difficulty: 2/5

Ingredients

a) 500gm minced beef/mutton
b) 2 tomatoes, chopped
c) 3 yellow/red onions, chopped
d) 4 garlic, chopped
e) 5 cm ginger, chopped
f) 1/2 cup fresh chilled milk + juice from 1/2 big lime, mixed to become yogurt
g) 1 cinnamon stick
h) 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
i) 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
j) 1 teaspoon chilli powder
k) 2 tablespoons meat curry powder
l) 2 teaspoon salt
m) 1 stalk coriander leaves, chopped
n) 2 tablespoons ghee/vegetable oil

Heat up ghee/vegetable oil in a saucepan. Fry chopped onion, garlic, ginger till fragrant. Add in minced meat and fry till it turns a slight brown before adding, chopped tomatoes, cinnamon stick, coriander seeds, black pepper, chilli and curry powder. Fry for 1 min and add "yogurt". Stir for about 2mins before adding salt and chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with pratas, naan and cucumber and onion raita.

Tanty's Cucumber & Onion Raita

Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: -
Level of difficulty: 1.5/5

Ingredients

a) 1 cucumber, skin peeled, seeded and chopped
b) 1 red onion, chopped
c) 1 yakult/vitagen (natural flavour) or natural flavoured yogurt
d) 1/2 big lime, juice squeezed
e) 1/2 teaspoon mint sauce/jelly or chopped mint leaves
f) A sprinkle of ground black pepper
g) 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

In a bowl, mix all the items and chill before serving.