Chicken Kofta Curry

CHICKEN KOFTA CURRY

Ingredients:

chicken - 250 gms (boneless)

Egg - 1 

Onions - 3 (chopped)

tomatoes - 3 (made into a puree)

thick coconut milk - 1 cup

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

oil - to fry

corriander powder - 1/2 tsp

garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom - 2 each

To marinate:

red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

salt - 2 pinches

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

onion - 1 (chopped)

corriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)

garam masala - 1/4 tsp 

Method:

Kofta Marination:

- add the onion and chicken and mince it in a mixie

- make sure that the water is well drained before you do this as we dont want any more moisture, else you cannot make koftas.

- add ingredients "to marinate" and mix well

- add 1 egg and mix well and allow that to marinate for min 1 hr.

- if you are in a hurry, you can leave this to marinate in the fridge

For gravy:

- add oil in a pan

- grind the onions to a fine paste

- add salt and turmeric powder

- allow this to cook until the oil oozes out of the mixture

- add the tomato puree and ginger garlic paste

- add the red chilli powder, corriander powder and garam masala

- mix well and allow that to cook till it forms a paste

- and the paste should give out the oil

- in a muslin cloth add the bayleaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and tie it up

- add this cloth bag into the onion mixture and add some water

- when the water comes to a boil add the coconut milk and allow that to cook for 2 mins

- now make small balls out of the kofta and add them slowly into the gravy

- ensure that you dont mix the gravy and the gravy is not in a very higgh flame

- when you add all the koftas in, close the pan with a lid and allow that to cook in slow flame for 15 - 20 mins

- remove the lid, check for taste and check if the koftas are well cooked.

- then sprinkle some corriander leaves on top and remove the spice bag from the curry

Serve with rice/ dosa/ idli / puttu/ string hoppers (idiyappam).