Name: Spicy Meat Kofta
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 kg Meat (minced); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1 Egg yolk; 1 tbsp Tomato sauce; 2 Bread slices (soaked in water and pressed dry); 1 Egg white (beaten); 1 cup Onion (thinly sliced); 2 small Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 4 nos Cloves (Grambu); 4 nos Cardamom (crushed, Elakka); 3 nos Tomato; 3 Green chillies (crushed); 5 tbsp Oil; Salt (As reqd); 2 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped); 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 3 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1 tsp Garam Masala powder; 2 tbsp Poppy seeds (ground, Kashakasha); 1 tsp Cummin seeds (Jeerakam); 2 Ginger (1 inch pieces); 1 tbsp garlic (crushed)

Spicy Meat Kofta

Minced meat used for making kofta

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

For mixing:

1/2 kg Meat minced
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
1 Egg yolk
1 tbsp Tomato sauce
2 Bread slices soaked in water and pressed dry
1 Egg white beaten
1 cup Onion thinly sliced
2 small Cinnamon Karugapatta
4 nos Cloves Grambu
4 nos Cardamom crushed, Elakka
3 nos Tomato
3 Green chillies crushed
5 tbsp Oil
Salt As reqd
2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

To be ground:

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
3 tsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Garam Masala powder
2 tbsp Poppy seeds ground, Kashakasha
1 tsp Cummin seeds Jeerakam
2 Ginger 1 inch pieces
1 tbsp garlic crushed

Instructions

Dip the tomatoes in 1 cup water and boil for sometime. Peel off the skin and crush fine(you can use liquidizer for crushing).
Beat the egg white adding some water and keep aside.
Mix together the minced meat, turmeric powder, chilly powder, egg yolk, tomato sauce and pressed bread slices. Divide into small balls and keep aside.
Grind and make a paste of turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilly powder, garam masala powder, poppy seeds, cummin seeds, ginger and garlic. Keep this aside.
Take a frying pan and pour oil. Heat the oil. Dip the meat balls in beaten egg white and immerse one by one into the hot oil.
Fry the meat balls into a slightly golden color and remove the balls with a ladle.
In the remaining oil, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fry on low heat. Add green chillies and sliced onions and fry for sometime.
Keep sauting and add the ground mixture with some water.
When the water has dried up and oil has accumulated on top, add 2 cups hot water and the tomato pulp.
Add required salt and boil the curry. Immerse the fried meat balls one by one and cover with a lid.
Cook the spicy meat kofta curry on low heat. When the gravy has thickened, remove from heat.
Sprinkle coriander leaves on top and serve hot.