Chicken Kofta Gravy

First of all,Happy New year to all the bloggers out there.Hope the year has been fantastic till date and will continue to be so.Prayers and condolences to all in Japan.

Been out of blogging for a really long time again,no...... not a vacation this time but I was in India coz my mom wasnt keeping well.Now shes back to normal so I am back home.

I have so many blogs to catch up with and try out some new recipes.......last year I didnt try too many coz I was trying to watch my waist a little but this year I think Ill go ahead and try all the bookmarked recipes.

Recipe for Chicken Kofta is from a friend,no one would really believe that its very easy to make and tastes great.Looks complex to beginners but it really isnt.When my friend told me about this recipe I was really intrigued because the koftas are cooked in a pressure cooker.

Ingredients For the Kofta

• 1 lb minced chicken
• 2 Tbsp roasted besan powder
• 4 tbsp roasted and ground poppy seeds
• roasted and ground spices-2 cloves,1/4 inch cinnamon,2 cardamoms,6 whole black pepper corns.
• salt
• Chilli powder
• corriander powder

Method:

1. To the minced chicken add besan ,poppy seeds, spices,salt,chilli powder and corriander powder.
2. Blend in a food processor, this will ensure that it wont break.
3. Add 2-3 tbsp of water
4. Wet palms and make lemon sized balls.

For the Gravy

• 1 medium sized onion
• 2 tbsp garlic paste
• Jeera
• salt
• Turmeric
• Chilli powder
• Corriander powder
• Corriander leaves for garnish (optional)

Method:

1. Brown onions in a pressure cooker when brown add kofta.
2. followed by garlic when aromatic add all the other ingredients fry for a minute and add 3/4 -1 cup of water.
3. Pressure cook for 5 minutes.
4. Once the lid is open ,there will be no water or very little water,fry for 2-3 minutes till it thickens.
5. Add 3/4 c water and gently stir the gravy .
6. cook for another 5 minutes
7. garnish with corriander leaves.