Beef Kofta Kuruma

Ingredients for Beef Kofta Kuruma:

1. Beef – ½ kg

    Salt – As required

2. Ghee and oil – As required

3. Onion – 2, chopped

    Turmeric powder – 1 small spoon

4. Cloves – 5

    Cardamom – 5

    Cinnamon – 4-inch piece

5. Ginger and garlic paste – 2 small spoons each

    Chilli powder – 1 small spoon

    Coriander powder – 2 small spoons

6. Bread – 1 slice

    Egg – 1

7. Curd – ¼ cup

    Green chillies – 6-7, end split

8. Coconut milk – ½ cup

9. Coconut scrapped – ¼ cup

    Cashews – 12

10. Tomato – 12

How to prepare Beef Kofta Kuruma?

1. Cook beef and prepare minced meat. Keep the remaining beef stock aside.

2. Make a fine paste of ingredients no: 9.

3. Heat ghee and oil and sauté turmeric powder and onions.

4. When onions turn brown, add ingredients no: 4 and sauté again, followed by ingredients no: 5.

5. Transfer two small spoons of this gravy to a bowl.

6. Add bread slice, egg and salt and mix well.

7. Add this mixture to minced meat and make small balls.

8. Deep fry them in hot oil to prepare koftas.

9. In the remaining gravy, add beef stock followed by curd and green chillies.

10. If needed add extra salt also, and allow the contents to boil.

11. Add coconut milk and coconut-cashew paste and mix the contents well.

12. Cut each tomato to 4 pieces and add to gravy.

13. When the contents boil well put off the flame.

14. Add fried koftas and serve. If needed you can add a little lime juice.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine October 1-14, 2018

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