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Tasty Keema Kofta Recipe
Gretel Shaw
This keema kofta recipe is a keeper. If you like spicy dishes, this recipe is for you. Try this easy keema kofta and be delighted!
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
35
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
4
people
Calories
528
kcal
Ingredients
Metric
US Customary
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Meatball Ingredients
445
grams
ground lamb (minced lamb)
4
medium
green chillies
-
sliced
1 ½
tablespoons
cilantro (coriander)
-
chopped
1
centimetre
ginger
-
chopped
½
teaspoon
clove powder
½
teaspoon
mace powder
1
pinch
garam masala
1 ½
tablespoon
butter
½
tablespoon
salt
Spicy Sauce Ingredients
2 ½
tablespoons
cashews
-
raw
2 ½
tablespoons
almonds
-
blanched
1 ¼
blanched
butte
3
large
onions
-
finely chopped
½
tablespoon
garlic
-
crushed
½
tablespoon
ginger
-
crushed
¼
teaspoon
turmeric powder
¼
tablespoon
chili powder
4
medium
tomatoes
-
finely chopped
¼
cup
yogurt
-
whipped
1 ½
tablespoon
mint
-
chopped
1
pinch
garam masala
¼
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.
Nutrition
Calories:
528
kcal
Carbohydrates:
25
g
Protein:
24
g
Fat:
38
g
Saturated Fat:
15
g
Polyunsaturated Fat:
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat:
16
g
Trans Fat:
0.2
g
Cholesterol:
95
mg
Sodium:
1298
mg
Potassium:
875
mg
Fiber:
7
g
Sugar:
11
g
Vitamin A:
1411
IU
Vitamin C:
32
mg
Calcium:
120
mg
Iron:
4
mg
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