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Keemar Labra (Mutton Mince with Vegetables)

November 26, 2018 By Maumita Paul 2 Comments

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Keemar Labra

The shrill of the telephone bell punctuates the serene tranquil of a mist-laced autumn-melting-into-winter morning.

Grandma is on her rocking chair, Maa is engrossed in the morning daily, Manikkaka has just returned from the baajar and now relishing his glass of sweetened milk tea, Didi’s adept hands maneuver the ominous bnoti as she peels and chops vegetables before placing them in bowls of water.
It is an understatement that Grandma is supremely fastidious about how vegetables are prepared. She’s obsessed with her theory that unless vegetables and greens are chopped just the right way, the dish doesn’t taste the same.

Maa hurries to answer the telephone.
Who is it, I wonder, calling at this hour.

The smile that lights up Maa’s countenance almost instantaneously is enough to indicate that it’s Mashi on the other end.
I stand behind the pillar, trying hard to eavesdrop.
It doesn’t take long to decipher that Mesho shall be visiting our town for work and our little cousin, all of six and a bag of mischief, shall be accompanying him. He’ll be staying with us for the next week or so. And they arrive the same evening.
I am elated.

Dada and I sketch a comprehensive plan of how to pamper the brat that he is.
Take him to the lake, the migratory birds have arrived.
We need to show him those cute owlets, perpetually asleep, hidden in the gnarled guava tree, I make a mental note.
Teach him to fly kites ?
Has he learnt to cycle yet ?
Would he enjoy a game of cricket ?
Or try his skills at football with the elder lads ?
Do water-colours excite him ?
The list grows.

Meanwhile Maa too starts planning how to spoil her beloved nephew.
But Maa, I hear her complaining to Grandma, he has a staunch dislike for vegetables. Any vegetable.
I am sure he likes something, Grandma challenges with a smile.
Maa shakes her head in denial. Potatoes only. And I am told he is capable of kicking up nasty tantrums when coaxed to try anything else.
Silence.

Keemar Labra
Cook your keemar labra bouma, Grandma advises, I am sure even one who dislikes vegetables cannot refuse your labra.
Maa nods in agreement.
And Maa cooks a delectable keemar labra for dinner. Mutton mince cooked with a melange of winter vegetables.
He doesn’t even notice the vegetables and imagine our surprise when he even asks Maa for a second helping.
Did you like it ? Maa asks once he is done, patting his hair.
It was finger-licking delicious, he acknowledges, it’s never so good at home.
Maa looks at Grandma.
Her ploy had worked.

Keemar Labra. Mutton mince stewed with an assortment of winter vegetables. The aroma of whole spices. A whiff of roasted cumin powder. The fire of green chillies.
Perfect when the mercury has just started to dip. Warm and fulfilling.
Enjoy !!!

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Keemar Labra (Mutton Mince with Vegetables)
Keemar Labra. Mutton mince stewed with an assortment of winter vegetables. The aroma of whole spices. A whiff of roasted cumin powder. The fire of green chillies. Perfect when the mercury has just started to dip. Warm and fulfilling. Enjoy !!!
Keemar Labra
Course Main course
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 350 g mutton mince
  • 1 big potato cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup carrots cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup cauliflower medium sized florets
  • 1/2 cup tender cabbage leaves cut into cubes
  • 1/3 cup green peas
  • 1/3 cup tomatoes cut into small cubes
  • 4 onions finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 1.5 tsp ginger paste
  • 2 tsp green chili paste
  • 5-6 green chili slit
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 2 green cardamom
  • 1 one inch cinnamon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp turemeric powder
  • 2.5 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 3.5 tbsp mustard oil
  • salt to taste
Course Main course
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 350 g mutton mince
  • 1 big potato cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup carrots cut into cubes
  • 1/2 cup cauliflower medium sized florets
  • 1/2 cup tender cabbage leaves cut into cubes
  • 1/3 cup green peas
  • 1/3 cup tomatoes cut into small cubes
  • 4 onions finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 1.5 tsp ginger paste
  • 2 tsp green chili paste
  • 5-6 green chili slit
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 2 green cardamom
  • 1 one inch cinnamon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp turemeric powder
  • 2.5 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 3.5 tbsp mustard oil
  • salt to taste
Keemar Labra
Instructions
  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, add the potato cubes and cauliflower florets. Sauté for 5-6 minutes over a medium flame, now throw in the carrots, pumpkin and green peas. Continue to cook till the vegetables are about 75% cooked. Keep aside.
  2. Heat the remaining oil in a pan, add the crushed cinnamon, green cardamom, cloves and bay leaves, allow the spices to splutter. Once the spices start to release their aroma, add the chopped onions and garlic, cook till the onions take a light brown tinge.
  3. Now add the ginger paste, green chili paste and chopped tomatoes, cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Add the turmeric powder and 1 tsp roasted cumin powder, cook over a medium flame till oil starts to separate from the masala.
  4. Add the mutton mince, sprinkle in the salt, continue to cook for about 10-15 minutes.
  5. Throw in the sauted vegetables along with the cabbage leaves, add the green chilies, give it all a hearty stir. (If it’s getting a bit too dry, add a splash of water.)
  6. Cook over a medium flame till the vegetables and mutton mince are cooked perfectly.
  7. Adjust seasonings. Throw in the chopped coriander leaves, sprinkle in the remaining roasted cumin powder.
  8. Give it a hearty stir. Serve hot.
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Filed Under: Bengali Recipes, Meat Tagged With: Bengali Food Photography, Bengali Recipes, Bengali Winter Recipes, Food Photography, Indian Food Photography, Indian Recipes, Keema, Keemar Labra, Labra, Mutton Mince, Mutton Recipes, Non Vegetarian

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  1. Priti Kohli says

    November 26, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    Such a unique recipe, I must try this soon! Really, you should write a cookbook and document all these wonderful recipes and back stories and the beautiful photographs that accompany them. Always look forward to the recipes you post now that I follow your blog regularly! 🙂

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    • Maumita Paul says

      November 28, 2018 at 4:37 am

      Thanks so much Priti for that lovely comment. That just made my day!!

      Reply

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