Saturday, March 10, 2012

Nargisi Kofta (Egg balls in spicy gravy)- North Indian Dish

Ingredients
  • Boiled Eggs - 6-8 nos halved
  • Chicken (minced) - 300 gms (If you are a vegetarian, you can substitute Chicken with equal amounts of boiled potato and boiled raw banana)
  • Green Chilies - 6 nos
  • Ginger (grated) - 3 tsp
  • Garlic (grated) - 4 tsp
  • Coriander (Chopped) - 1 tsp
  • Onion (chopped) - 2 nos
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Kashmiri chili powder - 2-3 tsp
  • Garam masala - 1 tsp
  • Cream - 200 gms
  • Cashew - 75 gms
  • Tomato paste - 2 tbsp
  • Cinnamon - 2 nos
  • Cloves - 4 nos
  • Cardamoms - 4 nos
  • Oil For frying Or Clarified Butter/Butter - 4 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
Method:

  1. Add Minced chicken (or boiled potato and raw banana), chopped green chilies, 1 ½ tsp of grated ginger, chopped coriander, 1 finely chopped onion, cumin seeds, and salt to the gram flour.
  2. Mix well and make a dough by adding water
  3. Make balls of this mixture. Flatten the balls and put half of the boiled egg inside each.
  4. In a pan, heat oil and shallow fry these balls and keep them aside (This is your kofta)
  5. Make a paste of Onion and Cashews and keep it aside
  6. Heat butter/oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let is sputter, add cinnamons, cloves, cardamoms, ginger garlic paste and saute for few minutes
  7. Add onion+cashew paste and cook for 5 mins
  8. Add tomato puree. Stir it well and cook for 5-7 minutes.
  9. Now add Kashmiri chili powder, turmeric powder. Cook in low heat until oil separates. Add a cup of water, DONT MAKE TOO WATERY.
  10. Add Garam masala, mix well and let it cook for sometime
  11. Add Cream. Heat mixture on low heat for 20 mins until gravy attains the consistency
  12. Add Kofta in the gravy
  13. Cook for 10 to 15 mins
  14. Serve hot with Indian Bread/pitta Bread or Rice!
Serve with Fried Rice or naan or paratha or roti

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