Looking for good kofte, kofta or kefta recipes?

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Looking for good kofte, kofta or kefta recipes?

Answer 1

Ingredients:

250 gms minced meat (kheema)

2 tsps ginger garlic paste

3 green chillis chopped finely

1 bunch fresh coriander leaves

2 tbsp fresh mint leaves

½ tsp turmeric pwd

1 tbsp red chilli pwd

2 1/2 tbsps oil

2 tbsps grated dry coconut

2 ½ tbsps poppy seeds

2 onions finely sliced

4 tbsps curds

1 tsp garam masala pwd

salt to taste

1 To prepare the koftas, first clean meat in cold running water and drain well. Add half of the chopped green chillis, half of the garam masala pwd, salt, turmeric pwd, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and half of the coriander leaves and half of the mint leaves to the kheema. Mix well and grind to blend all the ingredients. Remove and prepare small lemon sized balls (Wet your hands while preparing the koftas so that they don’t stick to your hands)

2 To prepare the gravy, heat a tsp of oil in a pan and add the dried coconut and sauté for a few mts, then add the poppy seeds and sauté further for another 2 mts. Add another tbsp of oil and add the sliced onions and fry till they turn golden brown. Remove from fire and keep aside to cool. Grind to make a fine paste.

3 Heat 1 tbsp oil in a cooking vessel and add the ground paste and cook for a few mts till it turn brown. Add the remaining ginger garlic paste, green chillis, red chilli pwd, salt and curds and combine well. Add 2 cups of water and let it come to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 3-4 mts.

4 Add the koftas to the gravy and cook them covered on low flame for 20 mts.

5 Add garam masala pwd, the remaining chopped coriander and mint leaves. Cook for another 10 mts on low flame.

6 Turn off heat, add lemon juice and combine.

7 Serve hot with rotis or white steamed rice.

Kaccha kofta curry served with chapati

Answer 2

This is a Spinach Cheese Kofta Recipe. North Indian Style.

http://www.indiacurry.com/vegcurry/v005s...

Spinach and Cheese Kofta (Shaam Savera) Recipe

Chopped spinach and Ricotta Cheese balls in a buttery sauce

Finally, I am going to give you "our family" specialty. I have modified it a bit from my mother's recipe after coming to United States. It may seem familiar, but it is a very unique recipe. This basically involves Spinach and Cheese Kofta in a Makhni type sauce. There is no particular name for it. It is just a gift of my mother to us. Some of the restaurants now a days serve a similar dish called 'Shaam Savera'. 'Shaam' in Hindi means evening; while 'Savera' means morning.



Ingredients

Kofta

1. Ricotta Cheese: 1 Cup

2. Chopped Spinach (Drained): ¼ Cup

3. Salt: 1/4 teaspoon

4. Self-rising flour: ¼Cup

Makhni Gravy Sauce

1. Olive oil: ¼ Cup

2. Finely chopped Onion: ½ Cup

3. Mince Garlic: 1 Tablespoon

4. Ginger Chopped: 1 Inch

5. Yogurt: ¼ Cup

6. Butter: ¼ Cup

7. Tomato Puree: 1 Cup

8. Nutmeg powder: ¼ teaspoon

9. Cinnamon powder: ½ teaspoon

10. Cumin Powder: 1 Table spoon

11. Coriander powder: ½ Tablespoon

12. Salt: 1/2 teaspoon

13. Cayenne pepper: ¼ teaspoon

14. Paprika (Degi Mirch): ½ teaspoon

15. Heavy whipping cream: ½ Cup

16. Water: ½ Cups



Method

Step 1: Kofta

Whip Ricotta Cheese. Mix with chopped spinach and salt. Add flour 1 Table spoon at a time making it like a dough. If too sticky, add some more flour. Gather dough and cover it with plastic film for 30 minutes. Make about 1" balls. Turn on Deep fryer at 350º F. Deep fry balls till golden brown. It will take about 4 minutes per batch.

Step 2: Makhni Sauce

1. Add oil to pan and heat. Add Onions. Sauté till clear turning brown. Add garlic ginger. Sauté another 2 minutes.

2. Add yogurt. Continue sautéing till yogurt is almost consumed. Add butter. Heat till melted.

3. Add remaining ingredients. Turn heat down to simmer. You should have nice consistency sauce in about 15 minutes.

Step 3: Simmer / Rest

Put Kofta in. Simmer about 5 minutes. If sauce is getting too thick or Kofta are absorbing too much, just add some water. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.

Answer 3

looks like they are from many countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofta

Answer 4

http://www.recipezaar.com/83827

Kufta is not an indian dish, its middle eastern and persian in essence.

Answer 5

Kofta recipes:

Chotte Kofta Recipe (Spicy Mini Meatballs)

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4...

Zucchini & Moong Dal Kofta Curry Recipe

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2...

Sweet Potato Kofta Recipe

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5...

Kesari Murgh Kofta Recipe

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art1...

Other great recipes:

http://www.bigoven.com/kofte_recipes

http://www.turkishcookbook.com/2005/03/t...

http://www.globalgourmet.com/recipes/kef...

http://www.recipezaar.com/87354

http://www.whats4eats.com/meats/kefta-re...

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bbq-w...