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healthy paleo pakistani kima with sweet potatoes Pakistani Kima

Weird name, great recipe. This is a recipe that a friend suggested, and I adapted slightly to fit our family’s preferences. It is typically made with white potatoes, though sweet potatoes gives is a great complex flavor.

Pakistani Kima is a one-pan delicious pan stir-fry that also reheats very well and makes a great omelett when mixed with eggs. It’s also one that kids (depending on age) can help make, which always makes them more likely to eat it. It has complex and delicious flavors and makes the house smell amazing! Many thanks to reader Sara for sending in the photo icon smile Pakistani Kima

Pakistani Kima
 
healthy paleo pakistani kima with sweet potatoes Pakistani Kima
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An easy one-pan skillet meal with delicious flavor and aroma. Kids love this!
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Pakistani
Serves: 4-6

Ingredients
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 1 pound ground beef (or venison, buffalo, etc) (I get from US Wellness meats)
  • 1 (15 ounce) can or jar of diced tomatoes (organic, no BPA), drained or 2 medium fresh tomatoes
  • ¼ cup butter (1/2 stick)
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder or more to taste
  • 3-4 medium sweet potatos, peeled and diced into small pieces
  • 1 pound fresh or frozen green beans
  • 1 teaspoon each of salt, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and garlic powder (or more to taste)

Instructions
  1. Melt butter in a large skillet and add diced onion. Cook three minutes or until starting to become translucent.
  2. Add ground meat and cook until well browned. While cooking, add curry powder, salt, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and garlic salt.
  3. Once meat is browned, add the diced tomatoes (drain off liquid first!), peeled and diced sweet potatoes, green beans and any additional spices if needed.
  4. Cover pan and simmer 20+ minutes or until sweet potatoes have softened. Check after ten minutes and add a couple tablespoons of water or chicken broth if needed.
  5. Serve warm and enjoy!

 What’s your best healthy “fast food?” Please share below!

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  • basyfeltn

    you do realize that the Garlic powder listed in the ingredient list and the garlic salt called for in the directions are different things?  which do YOU use?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Garlic powder… forgot a comma between garlic and salt, I think… Thanks!

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  • Dena

    Made this a couple of days ago … it was delicious!! Thanks!

  • IsaacsoNnomads

    I made this tonight for my family and it was a huge hit! Delicious! I jumped into the wellness challenge and have been thankful for the recipes you’ve posted to help on the journey. Thanks!

  • Shelia Dutcher

    Made this tonight for the family…definite hit! It was delicious.

  • Manna

    This is an awesome quick dinner! I don’t keep curry powder on hand, so I just added a little extra fenugreek, cardamom, coriander, et al. It was amazing with ground bison, but next time I’m going to add cauliflower too, as many of the other Pakistani Kima recipes I’ve found call for it.

  • Meghan

    Wow! I made this tonight and it was awesome. My kids loved it, which makes it even better. Thank you so much for sharing all of these wonderful meals. You have made dinner at my house so much easier!

  • Rebekah

    This is delicious! I cant even imagine it without the sweet potatoes. They go so well with the cinnamon! It almost reminds me of thanksgiving. This will definitely be a regular dish in our household!

  • Leslie @ Real Food Freaks

    I have made variations of this several times… we love it!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/homelessperson Naveel Syed O’Neill

    While this is very different from traditional Pakistani Kima (which literally means “ground meat”), it looks amazing and I cannot wait to try this! Being Pakistani, I grew up with tons of deliciously flavorful and spicy food but realized when I was more grown up how fattening a lot of it is!! I’m so glad I found a healthier alternative to one of my favorite dishes! Thanks!

  • http://www.facebook.com/meganlgorman Megan Leanne

    delicious! very happily surprised with this recipe!

  • http://www.facebook.com/raquel.tenezaca Raquel Tenezaca

    What do you do when your child refuses to eat any of the meal? (She’s 8). Do you give her something else or would she eat nothing and then not get any snack before bed?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    My rule is that everyone eats the same thing. No one is forced to eat if he/she is truly not hungry, but I don’t allow complaints or negative comments either. I absolutely will not make special food for anyone short of homemade soup during an illness.

  • http://www.facebook.com/raquel.tenezaca Raquel Tenezaca

    I would like to try that. If they don’t eat supper would you still give them a bedtime snack? Thx!

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Nope… but I will let them eat the food from dinner if they decide they are actually hungry.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cynde-Fetherston/705896317 Cynde Fetherston

    Wonderful, love it but the food wimps in my home wont even try it. Super, left overs all for me

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cynde-Fetherston/705896317 Cynde Fetherston

    also, took a long time for the sweet potatoes to cook. I would add the beans when the potatoes are almost done

  • Breanne Garman

    I want to make this but I need to know if I am supposed to drain off the ground beef after it has browned?

  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    If it is grass fed, then no, but if not, then drain.

  • http://www.facebook.com/AubreyDawson Aubrey Jean

    is there anything you can substitute the butter with?.. im sick and have asthma and i cannot have anything thats made from milk due to the fact that it causes bad congestion, and id really like to make this
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  • http://wellnessmama.com Wellness Mama

    Coconut oil works great!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/cjbradencoy Connie Jo Coy

    Yum, this was great. I loved the flavors! My husband won’t eat it so I won’t have it often but it will be one of those go to’s for having women over.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/Dawgluver Kelly Kindle Cheney

    Same school here Mama. If you don’t eat what I make go hungry. I never made allowances for my son and he learned to like a wide variety of foods. It irritates me when my friend’s kids won’t eat anything but McNuggets, mac and cheese or pizza. Feed them a variety at a young age and they will learn to like it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/Dawgluver Kelly Kindle Cheney

    Hmmm… I was hoping for some ideas for fast food. My go to I guess would be stir frys. Cooks quickly. Or fish because it thaws and cooks quickly.