Chicken kofta curry recipe

Chicken Kofta Curry Recipe

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In this blog post I will guide you thru the steps and ingredients needed to craft this recipe. Grab your favorite apron and let's start.
This chicken kofta curry recipe is a delicious and flavorful Indian dish that combines tender chicken meatballs with a rich and aromatic curry sauce. The koftas are made with ground chicken, spices, and herbs, then simmered in a creamy tomato-based gravy. This hearty and satisfying dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner or special occasions.

Keywords: chicken kofta, curry, Indian, meatballs, tomato-based gravy.

Chicken kofta curry recipe details

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For Koftas Ingredients
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 Ingredients
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