Lamb Kofta Curry

Lam kofta in a curry sauce is probably the one of most popular dishes. It’s various attributes makes it a versatile dish that can be eaten with pasta, rice or potatoes to name a few. Chili powder and sauce is an infused spice mixture that can change from mild to medium hot based on regional tastes and traditions.

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The kofta mixture is very versatile – make small meatballs, shallow fry them in oil and serve with chutney or a yoghurt dip as an appetiser, mould them on to skewers and char-grill and serve as a starter or cook them in this curry sauce for a more substantial meal.

There are many types of curries but nothing screams comfort food like a good kofta curry.

Pre cooking

I always make this quantity and then freeze any surplus meatballs and sauce separately, ready for a quick homemade meal when I don’t feel like going to too much trouble.

When served with the curry sauce, they are quite spicy but it is easy enough to tone down the chilli if you prefer.

Also try the Hungarian goulash and the Juicy Salmon Balls with Cashew Pesto.

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Homemade Lamb Kofta Curry
5 from 2 votes
Total Time 1 hour 31 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Calories 359
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Equipment

  • Casserole pan

Ingredients 

For the kofta balls:

  • 1 small onion roughly chopped
  • 5 cm piece of ginger
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 green chillies seeds removed
  • 15 g coriander cilantro leaves
  • 500 g minced lamb
  • 2 tblsp yoghurt plain
  • tsp ground cumin
  • tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp chilli powder
  • tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper

For the sauce:

  • 3 tblsp ghee or sunflower oil
  • 2 medium onions roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 10 cm piece of ginger
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 3 tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp asafoetida
  • 4 tomatoes roughly chopped, ripe
  • 500 ml lamb stock
  • 1 tblsp tomato puree
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 curry leaves
  • 200 ml water

Instructions 

  • Blend the onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies and the coriander leaves together in a food processor until they form a paste. Put the minced lamb in a bowl, add the paste, yoghurt, remaining spices, salt and pepper and mix well with your hands until thoroughly combined. Cover and put in the fridge to rest while you make the sauce.
  • For the sauce, heat the ghee in a large saucepan and gently fry the onions, garlic and ginger until softened and lightly browned. Add the chilli powder, garam masala, and asafoetida and stir well. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes to release some of the juice.
  • Add the stock, tomato puree, cinnamon stick, curry leaves and season with black pepper. Bring to a simmer, partially cover with a lid and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the sauce from the heat and discard the cinnamon stick and curry leaves.Blend the sauce until as smooth as possible. Return to the heat, add the 200 ml water and bring back to a simmer.
  • Remove the meat mixture from the freezer. Using wet hands shape the mixture into meatballs about the size of a walnut. You should get between 25 and 30. Drop all the meatballs gently into the sauce mixture and return to a simmer.
  • Cook, uncovered for a further 30 minutes, stirring regularly, until the tomato sauce has reduced nicely. Serve the meatballs with rice and top with yoghurt and fresh coriander leaves.
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Author: Susan Queck
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