Chicken Kofta Korma (Indian Meatballs in Creamy Sauce)
This chicken kofta is cooked in a flavorful rich & creamy sauce (korma) made from yogurt, cream, and almonds. The meatballs are delicate, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword chicken kofta, indian chicken meatballs, korma
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Calories 515kcal
Author Igor | Cooking The Globe
Ingredients
For the koftas (meatballs):
1lb (450g)ground chicken
1onion, chopped
1tbspginger paste
1tbspgarlic paste
1cup (80g)breadcrumbs
2eggs
½tspsalt
1tspfresh cilantro, chopped
1tspmint leaves, chopped
½tspground cardamom
½tspground nutmeg
For the korma sauce:
2oz. (60g)ghee
2largeonions, sliced
1wholedried red chili pepper
1tbspginger paste
1tspgarlic paste
1tspturmeric
1tspground coriander
¼cup (60g)plain yogurt
½cuplight cream
½tspsalt
1tbspground almonds
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine together the ground chicken, onion, ginger paste, garlic paste, breadcrumbs, eggs, salt, cilantro, mint, cardamom, and nutmeg. With wet hands, form meatballs, about 1 ¼ inch (3cm) in size. Set aside.
In a large skillet or saucepan, heat the ghee. Add the onion and chili pepper and saute for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden brown.
Stir in the ginger paste and garlic paste and cook 2 minutes more, stirring frequently. Add the turmeric, coriander, and yogurt and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes more.
Add the cream, salt, and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the ground almonds and cook for 5 minutes more.
Return the meatballs to the skillet. Cover and cook 30 minutes over low heat, carefully turning them midway, to ensure all the meatballs are covered in sauce. Serve over rice or with naan, chapati (roti), or paratha.
Notes
1. Ghee can be substituted with salted butter but the final flavor of the dish will be different (not as rich).2. How to make homemade ginger paste. Peel and chop 3 ½ oz (100g) ginger and process in a food processor with ½ cup water until you get a smooth paste.3. How to make homemade garlic paste. Peel and chop 3 ½ oz (100g) garlic and process with ½ cup water in a food processor.You can store both pastes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. You can also divide them up in an ice cube tray and freeze for future use. Once they are frozen, just pop the blocks out and transfer to an air-tight container.4. Recipe adapted from: "Spice Kitchen" by Ragini Dey.