Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Meat balls Curry


Ingredients:
For the Kofta:
Minced mutton fat free-1/2 kg, Bread-1 slice soaked in little milk, Onion-1 finely minced, Ginger paste-1tbls, Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Green chillies-2 finely chopped, Green corriander leaves-1tbls. finely chopped, Garam Masala powder-1tsp, Salt-1/2tsp
For the Curry
Potatoes-4, quartered, Turmeric paste-1 tbls, Chilli paste-1 tsp
Ginger paste-1 tbls, Onion paste-2, Onion-1 finely sliced
Salt and Sugar to taste, Oil- 8-10 tbls.


Steps:
To make the Balls/Koftas
Wash the minced meat well and remove any membranes present. Grind the minced meat in a food processor. Squeeze milk from the bread and add it to the minced meat and mix well. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, green chillies and coriander leaves. Finally add salt and the powdered garam masala. Mix thoroughly.
Knead the mince for a few minutes. Divide it into 12 to 16 balls equal portions and form into balls. Heat oil in a pan and fry the mince balls till golden brown. Remove from pan and keep aside.

To make the curry:
In the same pan in the remaining oil, fry the potatoes till light brown. remove and keep aside.
Remove the excess oil and leaving about tbls of oil in the pan. When very hot, fry the sliced onion until brown. Add the onion paste, the turmeric, chilli and ginger pastes. Fry for 5-7 minutes, sprinkliing water if necessary. When the masalas are well fried, add salt and a little sugar to taste. Add two cups hot water and bring to boil. Boil for five minutes. Add the potatoes and afetr ten minutes, add the fried koftas. Simmer over medium heat only until potatoes are done and the gravy is reduced to half. Remove from fire.