Wednesday 3 August 2011

Chicken Koftas served with Red Lentils Rice and Kachumber Salad


Chicken Koftas

Ingredients:
Salt=  to taste
Oil =1 cup
Onions(ground) = 2
Tomato (ground)= 2
Zeera = 1 pinch
Red chilli (powder) =half teaspoon
Garlic (ground) =1 tablespoon 
Ginger (ground) =  1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder = half teaspoon
Black pepper powder = 3  pinches
Cumin powder = 1\3 teaspoon
Minced chicken = half  kg

Method:
In a bowl add minced chicken, salt, red chilli powder and mix it well.  Shape the mixture in 8 to 10  golf  sized balls. Keep aside.
In a separate pan  heat some oil . Add  onion, ginger & garlic paste and  fry it till light brown in color. Now add  ground tomatoes paste & fry it for another  2 minutes. Next add red chilli powder, cumin seed powder, black pepper powder and turmeric powder.  Stir fry untill the oil separates from mixture . Add 3/4 cups water  & kofta balls .Simmer for ten mints or until koftas  are tender.
Serve hot!

Red Lentils Rice

Ingredients:-
Oil  = Half cup
Red lentils = 1 cup
Garlic (ground)= 1 teaspoon
Ginger (ground)= 1tablespoon
Zeera =1 pinch
Salt to taste
Red chill powder =1 teaspoon
Black pepper powder=3 pinches
Rice  = 4 cups (for 4 people )
Water =8 cups

Method :-
Take a pan, heat  oil. Add garlic & ginger paste fry it till its  golden brown. Add zeera,  salt, redchilli powder,  blackpepper powder & fry it for one mintue . Now add  red lentils & fry it for 1 mintue. Add  water. Wait  till water boils .In the end add rice & cook it till the  water is absorded & rice is cooked. Seve  it hot  with kofthas. 

Salad   

Ingredients:
Onion =1
Tomato=1
Cucumber =1
Green chillies =1

Method:
Slice onion, tomato, green chillies ,cucumber in what ever shape you like . Arrange  it in plain plate. And serve it with koftas and rice.

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