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Nargisi Koftay Recipe

Ingredients For Gravy:

  • 50 grams of Cashewnuts (Kaajoo)
  • 6 Cloves
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni)
  • 6 Cardamom Pods (Choti Ilaichi)
  • ½ tsp. of Turmeric Powder (Pisi Haldi)
  • 3 tsp. White Pepper Powder
  • Salt (to taste)
  • 1 tsp. Garlic Paste (Pisa Lehsan)
  • 2 tsp. Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak)
  • 125 grams of Cream
  • 3 tsp. Tomato Puree
  • 3 tsp. Onion Paste
  • 150 ml of Milk
  • 3 tbsp. Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Cooking Oil

Ingredients For Koftay:

  • 200 grams of Ground Beef (Keema) or Mutton (minced)
  • 50 grams of Gram Flour (Besan)
  • 4 Eggs (boiled)
  • 1 Onion (finely chopped)
  • 5 Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) (or to taste) (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp. Fresh Coriander Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)
  • ½ tsp. Ginger Root (Adrak) (grated)
  • A pinch of Asafoetida (Heeng)
  • ½ tsp. Cumin Seeds (Sufaid Zeera)
  • Salt (to taste)
  • Clarified Butter (Ghee) or Cooking Oil (as needed - for deep frying)

Ingredients For Garnish:

  • 1 tbsp. Cream
  • 1 tbsp. Fresh Coriander Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)

Directions:
  1. Mix together all of the ingredients except the eggs and knead dough well with water. Take a small ball sized dough in hand and flatten. Place eggs in the center and shape into a ball. Repeat for remaining dough. Heat clarified butter or oil and deep fry all the dough balls. And set aside.

  2. Heat clarified butter or oil in a skillet, and add all of the ingredients except the powdered spices, milk and cream and fry for 5-7 minutes stirring well. Add powdered spices and fry until it leaves oil.

  3. Add milk and cream and ½ cup of water and simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Add the koftas in gravy and cook for 5 minutes. Finally garnish with cream and chopped coriander.

Serving Suggestions: Serve Hot with Paratha, Nan, or Plain Rice.
Yield: 4 Servings
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Degree of Difficulty: Medium
Recipe Category: Main Course Mutton/Beef/Lamb, Ground Beef, and Egg
Recipe Ethnic Group: Pakistani

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