Lentil Keema Pav Casserole: One Pan Meal!

Lentil Keema Pav Casserole! 1 Pan Handsfree! A time consuming mince meat curry with dinner rolls, made into an easy-to-make, one-pot meal! All of it comes collectively in a single pan. Gluten-free choice

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Keema is an Indian minced meat curry. There are a lot of variations relying on the area, like this Madras Keema, Inexperienced Keema, North Indian Keema naan. This model is tailored from the well-known Mumbai keema Pav, which is an excellent flavorful keema served with recent toasted and buttered dinner rolls. I typically use lentils as a meat substitute for the bottom meat in keema. Walnuts add nice texture as properly.

Usually, you’d simmer lentils from dry on the stovetop, however on this recipe, we’re cooking them within the oven. You’ll nonetheless begin with dry lentils, however you’ll bake them with liquid and flavorful keema spices proper within the baking pan.

They arrive out tasty and tender! Without having to face across the kitchen to sauté the spices and to regulate the lentils!

Then, as an alternative of creating the pav — a tender, Indian bread — from scratch, we’re utilizing scorching canine buns or pillowy dinner rolls. The buns have an analogous texture, and we are going to brush them with melted vegan butter and spices to present them an incredible taste.

You can also make simply the Aleena lentils and serve with bread, naan or rice. It’s scrumptious each which manner!

Why You’ll Love Keema Pav Casserole

• One-pan meal made in 1 Casserole dish
• Soyfree, simply made nutfree glutenfree
• Straightforward to make.
• Filled with taste.
• Topped with pillowy, buttery bread.

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Components:

• keema spices – Indian Keema has an fragrant mix of spices together with cumin and cardamom that lends and unimaginable taste to lentils! Right here, you’re utilizing particular person spices to make the keema combine, so no worries about having to purchase a particular spice combine.
• aromatics – Onion, garlic, ginger, chilis, and cilantro rely the seasoning of this vegan lentil casserole.
• lentils – We’re utilizing dried lentils right here and baking them in veggie inventory and tomato paste till tender as an alternative to the meat
• non-dairy yogurt – This makes the sauce creamy. You should use cashew cream as an alternative, if wanted.
• walnuts – You bake the walnuts with the lentils for added meaty texture, taste, and protein. Use sunflower seeds for nutfree
• scorching canine buns or dinner rolls – That is your cheater pav! Use gluten-free buns for a gf variation.

Ideas:

• To make this forward, make the lentil combination and hold the dinner rolls individually till able to serve after which place the dinner rolls on prime of the lentil casserole, brush with the oil, and bake as wanted. It’s also possible to simply make the lentil combination and hold the dinner rolls individually to serve individually as wanted.
• To make this nut-free, omit the walnuts. 
• To make this recipe gluten-free, use gluten-free dinner rolls or some gluten-free tortillas or flatbread to serve it.

The way to Make Keema Pav Casserole:

Preheat the oven to 400º F, and place a 9×12” baking dish within the oven to warmth up whereas the oven is preheating. As soon as the oven is scorching, fastidiously take away the baking dish, add the oil and complete spices. Combine properly, and set it apart.

Add the onion, garlic, ginger, inexperienced chili, and cilantro stems to a meals processor, and course of till every part is finely chopped.

When you’ve got a smaller meals processor, like I do, course of the onion, garlic, ginger, and chili first, then add the cilantro stems.

Then, add this combination to the entire spices combination within the baking pan.

Add the bottom spices and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, combine very well, and even every part out.

Bake for 15-18 minutes within the preheated oven, stirring as soon as in between.

As soon as the combination is considerably golden, take away the baking dish from the oven and add the tomato paste, yogurt, and veggie inventory, and blend very well. 

Add the drained lentils, peas, carrots, walnuts, and remaining salt and blend in. Even it out and canopy it with parchment paper. Bake within the oven for one hour.

Verify on the 50-minute mark to see if the lentils are cooked to your desire and in addition if you happen to want extra liquid. Add extra heat water or inventory (1/2 to at least one cup).

As soon as the lentils are cooked to your desire, take away the baking dish from the oven.

Halve the recent canine buns or dinner rolls and place on prime of the lentil combination and brush them with oil or melted vegan butter.

Sprinkle salt, paprika, and place the baking dish again within the oven to bake till the bread is golden. This could take round 10-12 extra minutes.

Take away it from the oven and add cilantro and lemon juice. slice and serve instantly. 

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