| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Dairy, Meats, Grains |
|
|
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
|
Slic white bread |
| 7 |
|
Milk |
| 450 |
g |
Lean minced lamb, 1 lb |
| 2 |
|
Cloves garlic, peeled and |
|
|
coarsely |
|
|
chopped |
| 55 |
|
Water, 2 fl oz |
| 1 |
|
Fresh green chilli, coarsely |
|
|
chopped or |
|
|
de-seeded and |
|
|
chopped for |
|
|
Milder flavour |
| 2 |
T |
Chopped coriander leaves |
| 1 |
T |
Fresh mint leaves, chopped |
|
|
or 1 tbsp |
|
|
dried or bottled |
|
|
mint |
| 1 |
T |
Salt or to taste |
| 5 |
T |
Cooking oil |
| 2 |
|
Onions, 225 g / 8 oz |
|
|
finely chopped |
| 2 |
t |
Ginger paste |
| 2 |
t |
Garlic paste |
| 1 |
T |
Ground coriander |
| 1 1/2 |
t |
Ground cumin |
| 1/2 |
t |
Ground turmeric |
| 1/4 |
t |
Chilli powder, up to 1/2 up |
|
|
to |
| 1 |
|
Can tomatoes |
| 150 |
|
Warm water, 5 fl oz |
| 1/2 |
t |
Salt or to taste |
| 1 |
|
Black cardamoms, split open |
|
|
the top |
|
|
of each pod |
| 4 |
|
Whole cloves |
| 1 |
|
2 inch piece cinnamon stick |
|
|
broken up |
| 2 |
|
Bay leaves, crumpled |
| 2 |
T |
Thick set natural yoghurt |
| 2 |
T |
Ground almonds |
| 1 |
T |
Chopped coriander leaves |
INSTRUCTIONS
To make the Koftas: Soak the bread in the milk for a couple of minutes
and squeeze out all the milk. Put the bread in a food processor with
the remaining ingredients for the Kofta. Blend until smooth. Divide
the mixture into approx 24 balls, each slightly bigger than a walnut.
Rotate each ball between your palms to make neat round Koftas. Set
aside. Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onions until they are
just soft (about 5 minutes). Add the ginger and garlic and fry for 1
minute. Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and chilli powder and stir
quickly. Now add the tomatoes, one at a time, along with a little
juice, stir and fry until the spice mixture looks dry (2-3 minutes);
continue the process until all the tomatoes are used. Now add the
water, salt, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and the bay leaves. Stir once
and add the Koftas. Bring the liquid to the boil, cover and simmer for
5 minutes. Beat the yoghurt with a fork until smooth, add the ground
almonds and beat again - stir GENTLY into the curry. Cover and simmer
until the Koftas are firm (about 10 minutes). Stir the curry GENTLY
and cover again and simmer for a further 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally to ensure that the thickened sauce does not stick to the
bottom of the pan. Stir in half the coriander leaves and remove from
the heat. Serve garnished with the remaining coriander leaves. Serve
with cardamom rice or Naan/Tandoori Roti. Cauliflower or cabbage with
Chick Pea Flour makes an excellent accompaniment. Suitable for
freezing. Defrost thoroughly before re-heating. To re-heat, simmer
gently in a covered pan. Add a little water (2-3 tbsp) during
re-heating to restore the gravy to its original consistency, stirring
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