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Nargisi Kofta
A South Asian dish of boiled eggs encased in a seasoned minced beef or mutton mixture, served with a spiced tomato-yoghurt gravy enriched with cashew paste, fried onions, and aromatic spices.
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Ingredients
- 500 g minced beef or mutton
- 3 tbsp ghee (For the kofta)
- salt (To taste)
- 2 green chillies (Chopped)
- 0.25 cup fried onions (For the kofta)
- 1.5 tsp red chilli powder (For the kofta)
- 1 tsp black pepper powder (For the kofta)
- 1 tsp cumin powder (For the kofta)
- 1 tsp coriander powder (For the kofta)
- 2 tbsp gram flour (besan) (For the kofta)
- fresh mint and cilantro leaves (A handful)
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste (For the kofta)
- 6 boiled eggs
- 3 tbsp oil (For the gravy)
- 1 bay leaf (Small; for the gravy)
- 1 cinnamon stick (For the gravy)
- 2 cloves (For the gravy)
- 2 cardamom pods (For the gravy)
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste (For the gravy)
- 1 tbsp green chilli paste (For the gravy)
- 2 tomatoes (Large; puréed)
- 0.25 tsp turmeric (For the gravy)
- 1 tsp red chilli powder (For the gravy)
- 1 tsp cumin powder (For the gravy)
- 1.5 tsp black pepper powder (For the gravy)
- 0.5 cup plain yoghurt (For the gravy)
- 10 cashews (Soaked in water and ground to a paste)
- 1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi) (For the gravy)
- 1 tsp garam masala (For the gravy)
- 1 fried onion (For the gravy)
Steps
- 1
Prepare the kofta ingredients as listed: chop the green chillies and fresh mint and cilantro, and have the fried onions, spices, gram flour, ginger-garlic paste, ghee, minced beef or mutton, and boiled eggs ready.
- 2
Prepare the gravy ingredients as listed: purée the two large tomatoes, prepare the green chilli paste, soak and grind the cashews into a paste, and have the whole spices, yoghurt, fried onion, and remaining seasonings ready.
Notes
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