Ground meat also be cooked in a sauce to make chilli con carne. "Keema" or "qeema" is used in a variety of dishes such as a stewed or fried curry dish of minced beef, mutton, or other meats with green peas or potatoes. It usually includes ghee/butter, onions, garlic, ginger, chilis, green peas and spices. "Keema" can be grilled on a skewer, and called "seekh" kebab, or used as a filling for samosas or naan. The word ultimately comes from the Turkic word "qıyma" meaning 'minced meat', and is thus related to the Persian "gheimeh", the Turkish "kıyma", and the Greek κιμάς.
Pakistani meat dishes and grilled meat has played an important part in Pakistan region for centuries. Sajji is a Baluchi dish from Western Pakistan, made of lamb with spices, that has also become popular all over the country. Another Balochi meat dish involves building a large outdoor fire and slowly cooking chickens. The chickens are placed on skewers which are staked into the ground in close proximity to the fire, so that the radiant heat slowly cooks the prepared chickens. Kebabs are a staple item in Pakistani cuisine today, and one can find countless varieties of kebabs all over the country. Each region