CHICKEN KOFTA CURRY/CHICKEN MEAT BALL CURRY

                CHICKEN KOFTA CURRY/CHICKEN 
                            MEAT BALL  CURRY
                                                           
                                  

The dish Kofta is said to be a part of Central Asian,Southern Asian,Middle Eastern cuisines. In India Kofta will be more familiar to Northern and Central parts. Kofta can be prepared using Veg or Non Veg filling.It is usually served along with a spicy curry and is best with rice or any Indian breads.Chicken meat balls or Chicken kofta balls are made with minced meat by adding masalas to it.These balls are then fried on a nonstick pan by greasing oil and then cooked in tomato masala gravy.

                                      INGREDIENTS

• Minced chicken meat             -  200 gms
• Besan fried                             -  3 tbsp
• Ginger paste                           -  1 tsp
• Garlic paste                            -  1 tsp
• Green chilly paste                  -  1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder                 -   1/2 tsp
• Mint paste                             -   1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder          -   2 pinch
• Onion powder                       -   1 tsp
• Lemon juice                          -   1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil or butter  to just spread on pan

For Gravy

• Tomato                                - 1 big
• Onion                                  - 1 big
• Ginger                                 - 1 
• Garlic cloves                      -  5 to 6 cloves
• Coriander powder              -  1 heaped tbsp
• Kashmiri chilly powder     -  1 heaped tbsp
• Water                                 -   as required
• Salt to taste
• oil                                      -  3 to 4 tbsp
•  Fresh cream                      -  3 tbsp
• coriander leaves

                                 METHOD

• Except besan(gram flour) and oil mix remaining ingredients well.

• Now fry the besan till light brown color.

• Now add the besan too and knead well like a chappathi dough.

• Prepare small balls out of this dough.

                                  

• Spread some oil on  a non stick pan.Place all balls one by one. Close it with a lid and every 3-4 mins turn the balls .Cook till 15-20 mins in low flame.

• Now the Chicken koftas are ready. Keep this aside.

• Grind ginger,garlic,tomato and onion to a fine paste.

                                     

• Heat a kadai and splutter some mustard seeds .

• Add coriander powder and Kashmiri chilly powder to it.

• Saute it well. Let the masala gets fried for 3mins in low flame.

                           

• Now add the grinded tomato paste to it.

• Saute it well.

• Let it leave from the sides of the pan.

• Then add water to it.Add salt too.

• When it starts boiling add the kofta balls to it.

• Let it cook for 15-20 mins in low flame or till it thickens

• Switch off the flame and add fresh cream to it.

     Serve Chicken Kofta Curry along with Naan, Chapathi, Rice      etc.....