Chicken Kofta (meatballs)
Makes 6 servings. Nutrition info provided for 1 serving.
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
For Chicken Koftas
- 500 grams ground chicken
- 1 grated small onion
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
- 1 egg white
- ½ tsp salt or to taste
For Kofta Curry
- 1 tsp cooking oil of your choice
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 black cloves
- 2 black cardamom
- 1 green cardamom
- 1 small piece of cinnamon
- 20 black pepper kernels
- 2 cups onions (350 grams)
- 3 tsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- 3 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garam masala
Instructions
For making Chicken Kofta
- Mix all the ingredients for the chicken koftas well: ground chicken, onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala, chopped green chilli, coriander leaves and egg white.
- Shape the koftas (meatballs) between your palms (add some water to your palms so they don't stick)
- Set aside.
For the curry
- Place a pressure cooker on a burner and add 1 teaspoon oil (this is all the oil we will be using)
- Once the oil is hot add the "sabut" (whole) garam masalas: bay leaf, black cloves, black cardamom, green cardamom, cinnamom, black pepper kernels
- Saute the masalas for a minute
- Lower the flame
- Add all remaining masalas together (except garam masala) - onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder, kashmiri chilli powder, chopped green chilli, and salt
- Add 1 cup water
- Mix all ingredients well
- Now cover the pressure cooker, put the gas on high and cook for 4 whistles
- After 4 whistles, once the cooker has cooled down cook the masalas on medium heat to a dry consistency
- Add 1 teaspoon garam masala
- Mix well
- Add 3 cups water (you need more water in this curry as the chicken koftas/meatballs will cook for a while in it)
- Once the mixture has boiled, add the koftas/meatballs to it
- Once all the koftas/meatballs have been added to the curry, cook on high for 2-3 minutes
- Then lower flame and cook for 30 minutes
- The koftas/meatballs are now ready
- You can serve and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
Notes
The meatballs do not have to be fried at any stage.
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