Kofta Kari stuffed meatballs in curry sauce

AUTHOR
Diane Archer
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 Capsule saffron (in threads
  • 200 g Onions
  • 2 pots Coriander
  • 1 piece(s) (approx. 20 g) fresh ginger
  • 500 g mixed minced meat
  • 1 Egg
  • 8 TABLESPOONS Besan (chickpea flour
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Garam Masala (Indian spice mixture)
  • 1/4 TEASPOON Cayenne pepper
  • 36 whole almonds (with skin)
  • 1 l Oil
  • 200 g Tomatoes
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 TEASPOON Turmeric (turmeric)
  • 1/2 TEASPOON Cumin
  • 150 g Whole milk yoghurt

Directions

  1. 1

    Dissolve the saffron in 2 tablespoons of boiling water. Peel and finely dice 100 g onions. Wash coriander, dab dry and chop. Peel and finely chop the ginger. Knead minced meat, egg, 2 mizzen, half of the coriander, ginger, salt, garam masala and cayenne pepper to a smooth dough.

  2. 2

    Add saffron water and knead again. Form 12 balls from the chopped mass, press flat, add 3 almonds each and form into a ball again. Mix the remaining mizzen and 10 tablespoons of cold water and brush the meatballs with it.

  3. 3

    Heat the oil, up to 2 tablespoons, in a saucepan, fry the meatballs for about 5 minutes and drain. Peel and finely dice the remaining onions. Clean, wash, quarter, seed and dice the tomatoes.

  4. 4

    Peel the garlic and press it through a garlic press. Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and garlic. Add turmeric and 4 tablespoons of cold water and fry for 2 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add tomatoes and cumin, stir in and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add yoghurt, salt and 1/8 litre water to the sauce, stir in and bring to the boil. Add meatballs to the sauce, sprinkle coriander on top and simmer covered for about 8 minutes.

  6. 6

    Serve in a bowl, garnished with coriander leaves if desired. Basmati rice and pappadums (Indian flat bread) taste good with it.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
600 kcal
CARBS
14 g
FATS
45 g
PROTEINS
35 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishespiquantMeat