Lamb Kofta Curry
Lamb Kofta Curry is simply delicious to have with naan bread, roti/ chapati, pitta bread or flatbread. It's tasty to eat it with rice too. And you feel adventurous, you can enjoy this meatballs curry with spaghetti. Yumm.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.3 pounds lamb mince.
- 2 small-sized onions (finely chopped.)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder.
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder.
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin.
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander.
- ½ teaspoon paprika powder or chilli powder (see the note.)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
- ¾ teaspoon salt.
- 2 tablespoons plain flour/ all-purpose flour.
- 2 small-sized onions (chopped.)
- ½ teaspoon whole cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin.
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander.
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder or chilli powder (see the note.)
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.
- ½ teaspoon salt (see the note.)
- ½ cup tinned tomatoes.
- 1 cup of water.
- ¼ cup of oil.
- ½ inch ginger (minced.)
- 4 garlic cloves (minced.)
Instructions
- 1
Mix all the ingredients for the meatballs in a bowl until all blends nicely. And shape the meat into small balls. Set aside.
- 2
In a cooking pan, fry the onions. When they become translucent, sprinkle the whole cumin and let it cook further until the onions turn golden brown.
- 3
Then put all other spices, ginger and garlic in the onions. Give it a stir and leave it to fry until it releases aroma.
- 4
Add the tomatoes in and stir well. Put ½ cup of water and cook the spice mixture until it gets thickened. Keep checking and mixing every now and again. Try to mash the tomatoes so that you get a smooth sauce.
- 5
As the curry sauce is cooking, add in the rest of the water little by little.
- 6
When you have a not-too-thick and smooth sauce with oil separate from the edges, put the meatballs in, give them a stir until all the kofta is covered with the sauce and let them cook. You can put the lid on and cook at low heat.
- 7
It takes about 20 minutes for the meatballs to thoroughly cook. And you can see the oil separates from the edges.