Recipe of Speedy Chicken Kofta: Indian Curry with Chicken Meatballs
by Teresa Nelson
Chicken Kofta: Indian Curry with Chicken Meatballs
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken kofta: indian curry with chicken meatballs using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Kofta: Indian Curry with Chicken Meatballs:
Make ready For the chicken meatballs:
Get 250 grams Ground chicken
Prepare 2 clove Garlic
Take 1 tbsp Ginger, chopped
Get 1 tbsp Garam masala
Get 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper powder
Prepare 1 tsp Salt
Make ready 1/2 tsp Pepper
Make ready For the curry sauce:
Get 1 clove Garlic
Get 1 tbsp Ginger, chopped
Make ready 1 large Onion
Take 1 tbsp Oil
Prepare 400 grams Canned tomatoes
Take 1 tsp Cumin seeds
Take 1 tbsp ☆Coriander powder
Get 1 tsp ☆Turmeric
Make ready 1 tsp ☆Cinnamon
Take 1/2 tsp ☆Cayenne pepper (only if you want it hot and spicy)
Get 1 tsp Salt
Get 3 tbsp Fresh cream (or yogurt)
Make ready 1 for garnish Fresh cilantro
Steps to make Chicken Kofta: Indian Curry with Chicken Meatballs:
Finely chop the garlic and ginger. Combine all the chicken meatball ingredients and mix very well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. You can refrigerate it overnight too.
Make 12 chicken meatballs.
Put just about enough water to cover the meatballs in a small pan and bring to a boil. Cook the meatballs in the water in batches.
The cooking water will be used as soup in the curry, so don't throw it out.
Finely chop the onion, ginger and garlic for the sauce. Open a tomato can.
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add cumin seeds and stir fry. They'll making a crackling and popping sound.
Add garlic and ginger, and stir fry until fragrant.
Add onion, and stir fry until translucent or caramelized.
Add the ☆ spices and mix to combine. It will look a bit dry, but it's fine.
Add canned tomatoes. Keep stir frying until the tomatoes have fallen apart and have become an oily paste. The key to a delicious curry is this step.
The tomatoes will disintegrate and become a paste like this. Turn the heat down to low.
Add about 100 to 300 ml of the chicken soup from Step 4, and dilute the paste. Add salt to taste.
Add fresh cream (or yogurt) and mix. If too much moisture has evaporated, add a bit more chicken soup to adjust.
Add the chicken meatballs and mix. If you love fresh coriander leaves, you could add some chopped here.
Garnish with fresh cilantro to taste and it's done.
If you serve the chicken kofta as the main dish with vegetable sabji on the side, you'll have a nicely balanced meal.
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