From webmaster@nikibone.com Thu Jan 16 10:30:41 2003 Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:07:00 +0000 (UTC) From: Niki Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Egg Cooked with Meat and Fried (Nargisi Kofta) Followup-To: rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes Egg Cooked with Meat and Fried (Nargisi Kofta) Meat: 1 lb Ground lean meat 1/4 cup Chopped onion 4 cloves Chopped garlic 1" piece Ginger, chopped 1/2 tsp Turmeric 3/4 cup Water to taste Salt and pepper To mix with meat: 4 Tbsp Besan (chick-pea flour) 1 Tbsp Yogurt 6 Hard boiled eggs 1 Egg for mixing and coating 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Oil for frying For curry (Masala): Oil or ghee 2 Chopped onions 8 Cloves chopped garlic 2 Tomatoes or equivalent paste 1" piece Ginger, chopped 1/4 cup Yogurt 1/4 tsp Turmeric Green onion 1/2 tsp Garam Masala 10-15 leaves Coriander to taste Salt and pepper Heat the water and add the meat, onions, ginger, garlic, salt and pepper. Pressure cook for 10 minutes at 15 psi (or 25 min over low heat. Reduce pressure and drain half the liquid. Add the besan (or 1/2 c soaked lentils) and cook for 10 minutes. Knead or grind until slightly sticky, mix in egg yolk, Garam Masala and yogurt and knead well. Coat the hard boiled eggs with the above and deep fry. Heat ghee, fry the onions to a golden brown, add garlic, ginger, tomatoes and yogurt and fry well until the Masala is a paste. Add water to the mix if necessary. Add the green sprigs of onion, 1 1/2 cup water and cook for 10 minutes covered. When curry is ready, pour into a serving dish, cut the koftas in half and arrange over the curry. Cover and bake at 250 F for 15-20 minutes. Serve garnished with coriander leaves and Garam Masala. Niki -- Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please send recipes, requests, questions or comments to Moderator Patricia Hill at recipes@swcp.com Please allow several days for your submission to appear.