Egg Cooked With Meat And Fried (Nargisi Kofta)

Recipe Ingredients

		Meat
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Ground lean meat
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Chopped onion
4		Chopped garlic
1		Ginger - chopped
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Turmeric
3/4 cup	177ml	Water
		To taste salt and pepper
		To Mix With Meat
4 tablespoons	60ml	Besan - (chick-pea flour)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Yogurt
6		Hard boiled eggs
1		Egg for mixing and coating
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Garam masala
		Oil for frying
		For Curry (masala)
		Oil or ghee
2		Chopped onions
8		Chopped garlic
2		Tomatoes or equivalent paste
1		Ginger - chopped
1/4 cup	59ml	Yogurt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Turmeric
		Green onion
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Garam masala
10		Leaves coriander - up to 15
		To taste salt and pepper

Recipe Instructions

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 c 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 $F^circ$ for 15-20 minutes.

Serve garnished with coriander leaves and Garam Masala.

Source:
Associated Press 4/7/99

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