KOFTA KEBABS WITH TZATZIKI
Whether it's Indonesian satay, French brochette, or Turkish kebab, food on a stick is just plain fun. "Kofta" refers to kebabs made with ground rather than cubed meat.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Smash the garlic cloves, sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt, and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear mixture to a coarse paste. Mix the paste and the remaining 1 tablespoon salt with the meat, onion, parsley, and spices.
- Line a pan with aluminum foil. Divide the meat mixture into 28 rough balls. Mold each piece around the pointed end of a skewer (if you use wooden ones, soak them in water for 15 minutes before threading them), making a 2-inch oval kebab that comes to a point just covering the tip of the skewer. Lay the skewers on the pan, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 12 hours.
- Heat a grill pan over medium heat or prepare a grill. Brush the pan lightly with olive oil. Working in batches, grill the kebabs, turning occasionally, until brown all over and just cooked through, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and serve with tzatziki and flat bread.
- If you're using plain whole milk yogurt, line a small sieve with a coffee filter. Put the yogurt in it, set it over a bowl, and refrigerate 12 hours. Discard the expressed liquid and put yogurt in the bowl.
- Grate the cucumber on the large holes of a box grater into another bowl. Sprinkle with the 2 teaspoons salt and rub into the cucumber with your hands. Set aside 20 minutes, then squeeze the cucumbers to express as much liquid as possible.
- Smash the garlic, sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt, and, with the flat side of a large knife, mash and smear the mixture to a coarse paste. Stir the cucumber, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and mint into the yogurt. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
NADRU KOFTA
This is a Kashmiri, Indian dish. High in calories but good to enjoy once in a month! Real comfort food!
Provided by Charishma_Ramchanda
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- In a bowl, take the first seven ingredients.
- Knead well using your palms.
- Ensure that your palms are wet before you begin kneading, so as to facilitate better kneading!
- Knead and make koftas (small round balls).
- Flatten them.
- Put 1 apricot piece and 1 almond piece in each kofta.
- Roll koftas in cornflour.
- Deep fry till golden brown.
- Drain and keep aside.
- Now start preparing the gravy.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and the ginger-garlic paste.
- Saute for a minute or two until the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone.
- Add the masala powders and saute again.
- Add some water, the onion-almond paste and some more water.
- Add the yogurt, but please keep the following tip in mind.
- Tip: Remove from heat while adding the yogurt.
- Add 1 tsp salt and stir.
- Strain the gravy.
- Add the koftas that you have made earlier and stir to coat in the gravy.
- Cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add cream and stir.
- Garnish with cilantro, khoya, almonds and ginger and serve hot on a bed of rice!
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