Kofta and Meat Ball Recipes

Koftas, meat or vegetarian balls, are universal in their appeal and make quite an impression at cocktails events.

NARGISI KOFTA

(Boiled eggs coated with lamb mince in brown onion and yogurt gravy)

Keep this ingredients ready and it serves 4 people

-1 kg lamb mince
-10 g salt
-5g each, red chili and gar am Marsala powders.
-Oil, for deep -frying
-20 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled
-200g oil
-For gravy
100ml oil
200 g each, chironji (cudapah nut)*, almond and brown onion pastes
300 g each, fried cashew nut and ginger-garlic pastes
300ml yogurt, whisked
50g Kashmiri chili powder
Salt to taste
40g coriander powder
30g chopped coriander leaves

How to prepare

Koftas; Season lamb mince with salt, red chili and garam masala powders. Coat each egg with the minced meat mixture and deep fry. drain and keep aside.

Gravy:Heat oil in a large sauce pan and saute ginger garlic paste till the oil leaves the mixture.

FRIED BEEF MEATBALLS WITH SESAME-LIME DIPPING SAUCE

Keep this ingredients ready and it serves 4 people

500g beef mince, ground
10 ml plum sauce
5g chili flakes
10g garlic, chopped
100g onion, chopped
5g each star anise powder and salt
3g black pepper
12g sesame seeds
30 ml sesame oil
50g white flour
2 large eggs
Oil, for frying
Sesame-Lime Dipping Sauce:
50g each, yogurt and crumbled cottage cheese
250g sesame seeds, roasted
10g sesame oil
20g chopped coriander
25 ml lemon juice
3g black pepper
5g each salt and herbs, for garnish

How to prepare

Sauce:Whisk together cottage cheese and yogurt until we combined.Add the remaining ingredients and mix again.Refrigerate till ready to use.

Meatballs: In a dry bowl, mix together beef

Then add Uighur, brown onion, cashew nut, almond and chironji pastes. Saute for a minute.

Now add chilli and coriander powder and stir well.

Add Koftas and stir gently to coat with the gravy.

Finally add coriander leaves and garam masala powder. Serve hot with chapattis.

*Available in most Indian stores.

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