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Nargisi Kofta Recipe, Nargisi Kofta Curry

Asiya
A mutton keema kofta recipe which uses boiled eggs and the eggs are covered with spiced keema mixture and deep fried and served with delicious gravy in it.
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Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 650 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the nargisi kofta:

  • 5 eggs hard boiled and peeled and kept aside
  • 500 gms boneless mutton keema
  • salt - to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder haldi
  • 1 teaspoon full ginger garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper corn powder
  • 3 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander leaves
  • 4-5 green chillies finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon mint leaves freshly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 tablespoon bread crumbs for binding

For the nargisi kofta curry:

  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • 5-6 onions finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • salt - to taste
  • ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper corn powder
  • 6-7 to matoes pureed
  • 10-15 cashewnuts soaked for half an hour and made into a paste
  • 2-3 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander leaves

Other ingredients:

  • oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

For the nargisi kofta:

  • Firstly, take a blender, into it add mutton keema, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala powder, black pepper corn powder, fresh coriander leaves, green chillies, mint leaves, 1 tablespoon oil, bread crumbs and blend all the ingredients finely.
  • Transfer the blended mutton keema mixture into a bowl.
  • Divide the blended mutton keema mixture into ball size portions.
  • Apply oil all over the palms.
  • Take each ball size portion of keema mixture.
  • Place the keema mixture on the palm and pat the keema mixture and spread it like a small chapati with the other hand.
  • Place a boiled egg on the spread keema mixture and cover the complete egg with the keema tightly.
  • Similarly, use the rest of the blended keema mixture and make nargisi koftas by stuffing egg and put them aside.
  • Heat oil in a wok.
  • Drop nargisi koftas carefully in hot oil and deep fry them on low flame until they turn golden color on all sides.
  • Take the deep fried koftas out and put them aside and make the gravy as described below.

For the nargisi kofta curry:

  • Take a cooking vessel, into it add chopped onions and fry them until they turn golden in color.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute to get rid of the raw smell.
  • Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, black pepper corn powder and mix well and cook for few seconds on low flame.
  • Add the blended puree of tomatoes into it and cook until oil appears at the sides.
  • Add the blended paste of cashewnuts into it, mix it well and cook it for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the deep fried nargisi koftas into it, cook the gravy and the koftas for 30-35 minutes on low flame by covering the lid.
  • Garnish the koftas and the gravy with fresh coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with rice!!!

Notes

Here in this recipe I have used only soaked cashew paste but, one can also add soaked and peeled almond paste along with it while making the gravy...

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Nargisi Kofta Recipe, Nargisi Kofta Curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 650
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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