Chicken Kofta Curry Recipe
Ingredients
For Koftas:-
1. Mince chicken (500gms)
2. curry powder or garam masala powder (1tsp)
3. ginger paste (2tsp)
4. fennel powder (1tsp)
5. garlic paste (2tsp)
6. red chili powder (1tsp)
7. roasted gram flour (2tbsp)
8. black cardamom powdered (1tsp)
9. cumin powder (1tsp)
10. salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
For curry:-
1. Chicken stock (4c)
2. tomato pureed (4large)
3. cumin powder (2tsp)
4. coriander powder (2tsp)
5. cinnamon powder (1/2tsp)
6. turmeric powder (1/2tsp)
7. red chili powder (1tsp)
8. grated onion (1)
9. garlic paste (2tsp)
10. ginger paste (1tsp)
11. black cumin seeds (1tsp)
12. green cardamoms (4)
13. cloves (2)
14. bay leaves (2)
15. clarified butter or ghee (3tbsp)
16. finely chopped coriander leaves (for garnishes)
17. fresh cream (4tbsp)
18. salt and sugar (to taste).
Method of preparation:-
1. Take a large bowl, add all the ingredients of koftas in it and then mix them well. Make small balls of this mixture and keep them aside.
2. Take a large heavy bottomed pan, place it over heat. Heat butter or oil in it and add black cumin seeds, green cardamoms, cloves, bay leaves in it. Fry them until they get fragrant. Then add grated onion and ginger-garlic pastes in it.
3. Fry them for about 4 minutes until the onions get golden brown in color. Mix all the powders of spices in it and fry them for about 1 to 2 seconds. Now add the tomato puree in it and keep the mixture to simmer for about 5 minutes. Then add chicken stock in it and mix the salt and sugar in it according to taste. Keep this mixture to boil.
4. Now take kofta balls and put them gently in the curry one by one. Cook them for about 20 minutes over low heat until the chicken balls get cooked and the curry gets thickened.
5. Take off the pan from heat and mix fresh cream in it. Decorate it with chopped coriander leaves and then serve it.
Number of servings – 4
Chicken Curry Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken , sinned and jointed (1full), water or stock (350ml), tomatoes, skinned, deseeded and chopped (1 1/4c), oil or butter (2tsp), ground onions (3/4c), cardamoms (2 to 3 large), kashmiri mirch (1/2tsp), cloves (2-3), ginger powder (1tsp), roasted ground fennel seeds (1 1/2tp).
Method Of Preparation:-
Take a saucepan, place it over heat. Heat oil in it and fry the chicken in hot oil for about 5 minutes and then take out the chicken from the pan. Then add onions in the pan and saute them until the color changes to golden brown. Add ginger powder, fennel seeds, chili powder in it and mix them properly and then add salt in it. Add tomatoes and mix cardamom and cloves in it. Cook it for about 5 minutes. Add stock or water in it and keep it to boil. Place the chicken back to the pan. Reduce the heat to low and keep it to simmer until the chicken gets soft. When the chicken curry gets ready then serve it with rice or chapatti