Spicy Meatballs Recipe or Keema Kofta is one of the most famous Indian recipes. Kofta is a family of meatballs dishes from India. It is such an easy dish you’ll absolutely love.
Keema Kofta Recipe
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- Meatball Ingredients
- 445 grams of lean lamb
- 4 green sliced chillies
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of chopped coriander
- 1 centimetre of carefully chopped ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon of clove powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of mace powder
- A pinch of garam masala
- 1 1/2 tablespoon of butter or ghee
- 1/2 tablespoon of salt
- Spicy Sauce Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of raw cashews
- 2 1/2 tablespoons of blanched almonds
- 1 1/4 heaping tablespoon of butter or ghee
- 3 finely chopped large-sized onions
- 1/2 tablespoon of crushed garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon of crushed ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1/4 tablespoon of chili powder
- 4 finely chopped tomatoes
- 1/4 cup of whipped yogurt
- 1 1/2 tablespoon chopped mint leaves
- Pinch of garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cut lamb into bite-sized, then mix with chillies, coriander, ginger, spices and salt.
- Put butter or ghee aside.
- Blend seasoned lamb pieces in a food processor and ground lamb meat finely.
- Make the ground lamb meat into balls with a diameter of 2 centimetres.
- Saute the lamb meatballs in butter or ghee and keep them aside.
- Make sauce or lamb meatballs gravy. Soak almonds and cashews in hot water for about 10 minutes. Pound and process to obtain a paste.
- Heat the butter or ghee and saute the onions until the colour changes to golden.
- Add chilli powder, garlic, ginger and turmeric; sauce until oil separates.
- Add tomatoes and cook the tomatoes until they become pulpy.
- Add yogurt and nut paste and let simmer over low heat until oil separates.
- Add meatballs, cover the pan and simmer for 8 minutes.
- Stir gently and add half portion of the chopped mint.
- Salt to taste and garnish the spicy meatball with the other half of chopped mint and garam masala.
