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Spicy Meat Kofta

Minced meat used for making kofta
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 5 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.
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