Nargisi Kofta Curry

This dish sounds exotic and tastes it too! Add it to any dinner party menu and friends will think you slaved to prepare it for them. In truth, Nargisi Kofta is fairly simple to make with little hard work :)

Ingredients:

For kofta

6 hard boiled eggs

6 cup ground chicken

2 white bread slices soak in 4tbsp milk or bread crumbs
2 beaten egg

1/4 cup onion

2tsp ginger and garlic paste

1/4 cup Finely chopped mint leaves

1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (use some for garnishing)

1tsp chili paste

1tsp garam masala

Salt and pepper

oil for frying

For the gravy

1 tsp ginger minced

1 tsp garlic minced

1 onion chopped finely

1 cup chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp almonds,poppy seeds paste (soaked and peeled almond + poppy seeds)

1/2 tsp red chilly powder

1 tsp garam masala

1/4 cup tomato puree

1 cup water

salt to taste

Method:

1.Add minced chicken, bread slices, onion, ginger, garlic, salt, mint leaves,chill paste,garam masala,salt and paper to taste and beaten egg in a bowl and mix well. 

2.Now divide equal portion of meat mixture to 6 equal parts .Put each portion in your hand one by one. Flatten it then put boiled egg to the center and start rolling over the mixture on the egg. Coat the meat mixture evenly to form a nice shell around the egg. 

3.Roll the kofta in your hands holding it firmly, then let it sit uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes in the regenerator.

4.Heat oil in a frying pan.Fry all the covered eggs one by one. This will take no more than 1minute. Remove and drain all excess oil on a paper towel. 

5.Let eggs cool and then cut horizontally in the center into two halves.

For the gravy,

1. Heat oil in a deep pan. Add ginger and garlic paste and chopped onion. Fry till onions turn golden brown. 

2.Add all spices, salt, and almonds and poppy seeds paste mix well 

3. Add tomato puree and chopped tomatoes and cook it for 3 minutes,it should leave the sides of pan add water (u can add more water to adjust the consistency you like)

4. Cook it for further 10 minutes on simmer. The gravy should be thick.  Transfer the hot gravy to the serving dish. Place eggs very gently into the hot gravy with the yolk side up. 5.Garnish with chopped coriander.

6. Serve with naan or saffron flavored rice.