7.12.09

Chicken Kofta Curry






Murg Kofta Curry:

Chicken Kofta Curry. Chicken Vadai Kuzhambu?! (Now vegetarians don't abscond away from my page'...I have one lying for y'll too).

I was totally jobless on the other day...had no possible goals for the evening. Long lying chicken breast was begging me to take care! I was fermenting this recipe in my mind for quite a while. Since I was force fed with this Veggie Kofta Curry (at Delhi hostel)...I was pretty mad at the chef (back then)! Some of you all are aware that I hate anything that sounds, smells and spells 'V.E.G.E.T.A.B.L.E'. Yeah, its my turn in the kitchen now! I am so proud of myself...feeling so adult.

Then, I felt an instant desire to try this recipe right away. Okay here I come, (now don't expect me to do anything extraordinary)! Well...I am not a superwomen! So ended up making...not so perfect' but yet delectable 'Murg Kofta Curry'. I cannot say enough good things about today's curry. All I could assure y'll is...its worth the effort!! The recipe is kind of time consuming in terms of preparation, otherwise it was a fun evening to play with food:)

Ingredients:

Chicken breast 1-2 (boneless, skinless & cubed)
Green chili 3
Ginger 1" grated
Garlic 2 cloves minced
Onion chopped
Cilantro chopped
Salt
Egg whites
All purpose flour
Oil for frying.

For Curry:

Onion 1 paste
Ginger paste 1 spoon
Garlic paste 1 spoon
Tomato puree
Cashew nuts 15-20 paste
Salt
Turmeric
Chili powder
Butter few cubes

Method:

Cook chicken breast till tender and shred them. Retain the broth.

Now combine all the ingredients(except oil) with shredded meat.

Mix them well. Divide them into equal parts and shape them into desired way.

Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry them till golden brown. Set aside.

In a wide wok, melt butter...add ginger-garlic paste and onion paste. Wait till the raw odour leaves the pan.

Now add tomato puree, salt, turmeric and chili powder. Add one or two cups of chicken broth and bring this to boil.

Now add cashew nut's paste to it...continue cooking over medium heat.

Add the fried koftas to it...simmer it down. Once it is done, remove from heat.

Serve to go with your rotis or naan bread. Enjoy.

33 comments:

Sarah Naveen said...

Oh my..That looks soo yummy...Wanna have some ;)

Mona said...

Yummy!

Viki's Kitchen said...

Kofta with chicken looks so good. My brother's favorite. He prefers it over the mutton one..don't know why:) Reminds me of his enthu .Yours seem absolutely perfect dear. I will definitely prepare it for my brother when I meet him:)

Gita said...

Great dish Malar...love this kofta curry...can I bake the koftas instead of frying them..will that turn out good like yours?

Cham said...

Last sunday, I made this chick kofta kuzhambu! This one is little different looks tasty!

kothiyavunu said...

wow!!This is one of my fav..i have one waiting in my draft folder but its mutton..
this looks abslty yummy..:)

Soma Pradhan said...

I am a great chicken lover..keep me in ur house..will have one new chicken dish evryday :)

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy kofta curry...mouth watering picture

Ushnish Ghosh said...

Dear Malar
Whenever I decide to ban chicken from my kitchen you come up with this kind of recipe to give a new lease of life to the poor bird..( actually fish or chicken is more cooked than mutton as my wife and daughter prefer that)
I never tried to make Kofta with boiled chicken, I must try this. The recipe is quite t5asty , I can make out :-)
Have a nice day

Sailaja Damodaran said...

Never made this ,looks yummy

Parita said...

I must say your blog is pure heaven for all non veg lovers :-)

PJ said...

Kofta with chicken sounds absolutely wonderful! My mouth is watering just looking at these gorgeous pictures!

Nandini said...

Kofta curry looks delicious! My daughter's fav.

Tina said...

Pass that bowl dear...So delicious and tempting dish.

SUFFIX said...

Nice recipe, we never tried Chicken Koftha at home. We will attempt this one. Thanks.

Happy cook said...

Beautiful and so so delicous looking.

Akal's Saappadu said...

unda kozhambu looks creamy and smooth with all pasted ingredients!!!
must be great with the rotis :)

I like all koftas curries, my son is a big fan of mutton unda kozhambu;

you're right it's time_consuming , but your recipe method sounds quicker than what I do usually and I have never tried with chicken meat, should do this for my son, he'll love it :)

Latha said...

Looks yummy....I usually make mutton koftas...will try this sometime :).

indosungod said...

Oh, that looks so good. Inspired me to try some.

SE(Denufood) said...

wow..this looks so delicious!!!!

prasu said...

malar .....i to do chicken kofta curry but with little variation...urs look yumm dear.

Spice said...

looks yummmmmmy....

Balakrishna Saraswathy said...

When can I come over to tasty the entire bowl of curry my dear???

Priya said...

Malar that looks superb... am sure its awesome...thanks for sharing

Padma said...

Looks very tempting Malar... perfect with anything :)

Anupama said...

I'll try the veggie version soon Malar... very tempting!

sayantani said...

tempting dish Malar. the clicks are nice too

Siddhi Shirsat said...

Hey Malar this kofta curry luks damn tempting...i love spicy chicken recipes and my search always ends here:-).I am become a fan of your chicken recipes now...this koftas are very much tempting...keep ur ur good work and post more such good recipes:-)

Kardia Williams said...

This recipe sounds amazing!! I absolutely love Indian food (or any food, really). I'll give this a try and let you know how it turns out for me.

by Kardia Williams

Malar Gandhi said...

Thanks a lot buddies.

Rina said...

Never tried chicken kofta..sounds yummy..sure tastes delicious too..

my kitchen said...

Tempting chicken kofta,looks so good

Ana Powell said...

Just lovely, awesome recipe.
Delicious x