Tasty Keema Kofta Recipe

Spicy Meatballs Recipe or Keema Kofta is one of the most famous Indian recipes. Kofta is a family of meatballs dishes from India. It is such an easy dish you’ll absolutely love.

Tasty Keema Kofta Recipe

Gretel Shaw

This keema kofta recipe is a keeper. If you like spicy dishes, this recipe is for you. Try this easy keema kofta and be delighted!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 4 people

Calories 528 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Meatball Ingredients

• 445 grams ground lamb (minced lamb)
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  4 medium green chillies - sliced
• 1 ½ tablespoons cilantro (coriander) - chopped
• 1 centimetre ginger - chopped
•  
  ½ teaspoon clove powder
•  
  ½ teaspoon mace powder
• 1 pinch garam masala
• 1 ½ tablespoon butter
• ½ tablespoon salt

Spicy Sauce Ingredients

• 2 ½ tablespoons cashews - raw
• 2 ½ tablespoons almonds - blanched
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  1 ¼ blanched butte
• 3 large yellow onion - finely chopped
• ½ tablespoon garlic - crushed
• ½ tablespoon ginger - crushed
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ¼ tablespoon chili powder
• 4 medium tomatoes - finely chopped
•  
  ¼ cup yogurt - whipped
• 1 ½ tablespoon mint - chopped
• 1 pinch garam masala
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

• Cut lamb into bite-sized, then mix with chillies, coriander, ginger, spices and salt.
• Put butter or ghee aside.
• Blend seasoned lamb pieces in a food processor and ground lamb meat finely.
• Make the ground lamb meat into balls with a diameter of 2 centimetres.
• Saute the lamb meatballs in butter or ghee and keep them aside.
• Make sauce or lamb meatballs gravy. Soak almonds and cashews in hot water for about 10 minutes. Pound and process to obtain a paste.
• Heat the butter or ghee and saute the onions until the colour changes to golden.
• Add chilli powder, garlic, ginger and turmeric; sauce until oil separates.
• Add tomatoes and cook the tomatoes until they become pulpy.
• Add yogurt and nut paste and let simmer over low heat until oil separates.
• Add meatballs, cover the pan and simmer for 8 minutes.
• Stir gently and add half portion of the chopped mint.
• Salt to taste and garnish the spicy meatball with the other half of chopped mint and garam masala.

Nutrition

Calories: 528kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 24gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1298mgPotassium: 875mgFiber: 7gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1411IUVitamin C: 32mgCalcium: 120mgIron: 4mg

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