ANGLO-INDIAN MINCE
BALL CURRY (KOFTA CURRY)
This is a
typical Anglo-Indian Favourite. It can
be prepared with either ground beef, mutton or lamb. It took its origins from
the early Dutch settlers who were the first to introduce Forced Meat in India
which eventually evolved into the forced meat balls being cooked in a gravy
sauce which is our very own Anglo-Indian
Ball Curry today. Ball Curry is also known as Bad Word Curry as word ‘Ball’ was
considered a slang word or bad word in the olden days. Hence the name Bad Word
Curry
Serves
6 Time required: 1 hour
Ingredients; For
the Curry
3
large onions chopped
1
sprig curry leaves
3
teaspoons chillie powder
1
½ teaspoons coriander powder
3
teaspoons ginger garlic paste
3
big tomatoes pureed
½
cup ground coconut paste
1
teaspoon spice powder or garam masala
Salt
to taste
3
tablespoons oil
1
teaspoon coriander leaves chopped finely for garnishing
½
teaspoon turmeric powder
Ingredients for
the Meat Balls (Koftas)
½
kg fine beef mince or lamb / mutton mince
½
teaspoon spice powder
3
green chilies chopped
A
small bunch of coriander leaves chopped finely
Salt
to taste
½
teaspoon turmeric powder
Heat
oil in a large pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the ginger garlic
paste and the curry leaves and fry for some time. Now add the chillie powder, coriander powder,
spice powder or garam masala powder, turmeric powder and coconut and fry for a
few minutes till the oil separates from the mixture. Now add the tomato juice
and salt and simmer for some time. Add
sufficient water and bring to boil.
Meanwhile
get the meat balls ready. Mix the spice powder, salt, chopped green chilies,
turmeric powder and coriander leaves with the mince and form into small balls.
When the curry is boiling slowly drop in the mince balls carefully one by one.
Simmer on slow heat for 20 minutes till the balls are cooked and the gravy is not
too thick. Serve hot with Coconut Rice
and Devil Chutney.
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