Kenyan Keema Chapati Recipe (East African Chapati with Lamb)
Kenyan Keema Chapati are delicious, meat stuffed flatbreads, popular in Kenya and East Africa. This recipe features these addictive East African chapati with lamb stuffing!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: East African, Kenyan
Servings: 8
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Yummy Medley
Ingredients
1/2poundof ground lamb
1/2a small red onionfinely chopped
2tbspchopped cilantro
1/2tspcumin
1/2tspturmeric
1/2tspgaram masala
3/4tspsaltor to taste
*For the dough
2cupsall purpose flour
1cupwhole wheat flour
1tspsalt
1/2tspsugar
4tbspmelted butter
1/3 - 2/3cupwater
Instructions
To make the filling, place the onions in a sautee pan on medium heat with the ground meat and stir fry until the meat turns brown.
Once the meat is brown, turn up the heat to high, and add in the the spices and salt. Continue to stir for another 3 minutes until the mixture is fragrant. After three minutes, go ahead and taste for salt, and adjust to your liking. Turn off the heat, then Add the cilantro. If you used a lean cut of meat, there should be little to no oil in the pan of meat. If you do have a lot of oil in the pan, drain the meat slightly. St the meat aside and allow to cool completely.
To make the dough, sift the all purpose and whole wheat flour together, and rub in the melted butter. Add the water to the dough one table spoon at a time, until it forms a smooth dough (not sticky, but soft and pliable). I used a little over 1/2 a cup of water for my dough. Once the dough forms, allow it to rest for 5 minutes.
Divide the dough into 8 pieces once it has rested, then stuff each piece as described above.
Place a non stick pan on medium heat, and cook the flat bread in the pan for 3- 5 minutes on each side. It should be nicely brown on each side.
Serve warm.
Notes
Once the Keema Chapatis are cooked, you could it freeze flat on wax paper once its frozen you could place in a zip bag and save for later.To reheat, simply pop the Chapatis in a pop up toaster and serve.