Kozhi Urundai Kozhambu

Name: Kozhi Urundai Kozhambu (Chicken meatballs in a sour-and-spicy sauce)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 7 ounces (200 grams) ground chicken; 1 tablespoon chana dal (split Bengal gram); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 4 or 5 cashews; 1 or 2 whole cloves; 3 or 4 green chiles, stemmed and broken; ½ tablespoon white poppy seeds, soaked for 15 minutes and drained; ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds; 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; ¼ cup (60 grams) grated fresh coconut (or frozen unsweetened coconut); 1 or 2 dried red chiles, stemmed and chopped; 1 medium red onion, roughly chopped; ½ teaspoon table salt; ¼ cup (50 ml) vegetable oil; ½ large egg, whisked; 2 tablespoons white poppy seeds, soaked for 15 minutes and drained; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 4 whole cloves; 10 whole black peppercorns; 3 tablespoons coriander seeds; 8 to 10 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ cup (60 grams) tamarind pulp; 6 cloves garlic; 3 medium red onions, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoon table salt; 2 medium tomatoes, chopped

Chicken meatballs in a sour-and-spicy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Here, delicate chicken meatballs are cooked in a smooth tomato sauce with Indian spices. This dish does not reheat well, so serve it right away. It’s delicious with steamed rice.

Ingredients

For the meatballs

7 ounces (200 grams) ground chicken
1 tablespoon ve

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Make the meatballs: Put the chicken in a bowl.
Place a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pan, add the cashews, dal, poppy seeds, fennel, cloves, green chiles, red chiles, onion, garlic, and coconut, and sauté for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Set aside to cool. Transfer to a food processor wit