My Nano’s Kofta Recipe
There is a variety of kofta dishes made of chicken, mutton, and beef and even fish kofta are possible. You need great care while making the kofta balls because you need to bind the meat.
Generally, in kofta recipe, we use the basin, or potatoes to bind the ground mutton or any other kofta. The gravy is also very important to make it carefully without overcooking it because the moderation is a key to the right taste.
If you fry kofta in aliz olive oil, they will give you a healthy dish.
Use all the spices to create a sizzling taste, like green and hot spices. Yogurt is essential along with tomato paste because it helps to make a thick gravy. Cook it at slow heat so all the ingredients get mixed.
Many websites have kofta recipe in Urdu for those who only understand Urdu. Kofta balls are also available in packets, including chicken and beef kofta. But, when you make kofta at home you can have the recipe in a low budget, and the food will also be clean.
Eat it with chapatti, Nan, or with boiled rice or pulao. Kofta is also used to make pulao.
What To Add
For Meat Balls
- Ground mutton: ½ kg
- Garam masala: 1 tsp.
- Red chilies: ½ tsp.
- Salt to taste
- Dry coriander:
- Basin or crushed potato: 2 tbsp.
- Aliz olive oil: ½ cup
For Gravy
- Ginger garlic paste: 1 tbsp.
- Onion paste: 1 cup
- Tomatoes paste: ½ cup
- Yogurt: 1 cup
- Green chili: 2
- Turmeric: 1 tsp.
- Dry coriander: 1 tsp.
- Green coriander to garnish
How to Prepare
- Take mutton and mix all the ingredients that are included meatballs list. Mix basin after frying it a little or add raw crushed potato as both elements keep the mutton compacted.
- Take a pan, heat oil, add onions and fry till they get brown, add ginger garlic paste, add tomato paste, chili, coriander, turmeric, and yogurt and fry for a few minutes.
- Add kofta and fry them till they get brown. You can also fry kofta separately in a pan and then add it to the gravy.
- Add 3 cups of water or more and let it boil. Slow down the heat and let it cook till the kofta meat gets tender.
- Remove it from the pan and serve by garnishing with green chili and green coriander.