Nargisi Kofta

Name: Nargisi Kofta (Egg Coated with Minced Meat and Fried)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 6 hard-boiled eggs; 1 egg yolk for mixing and 1 egg for coating; ½ teaspoonful turmeric (huldi); 3 dessertspoonfuls besan (gram flour) or split-pea flour; 3 dessertspoonfuls besan (gram flour) or split-pea flour; 3 dessertspoonfuls besan (gram flour) or split-pea flour; ½ pt (240 mils) water for cooking in a pan; 1½ ozs (45 g) finely-chopped onions; 1 teaspoonful salt; ½ teaspoonful turmeric (huldi); ½ teaspoonful red pepper (degi mirch); 2 finely-chopped green chillies (sabz mirch); 2 finely-chopped green chillies (sabz mirch); ¼ pt (300 mils) water for cooking in a pressure cooker or; 4 ozs (115 g) finely-chopped onions; ½ pt (240 mils) water; ¼ pt (120 g) yoghurt (curd); ¼ pt (120 g) yoghurt (curd); ¼ teaspoonful red pepper (degi mirchi); ¼ teaspoonful turmeric (huldi); 8 ozs (225 g) tomatoes; ¼ teaspoonful red pepper (degi mirchi); 1 oz (30 g) finely-cut ginger (adrak); 1 oz (30 g) finely-cut ginger (adrak); ¼ teaspoonful turmeric (huldi); Green stalks of 1 spring onion; ½ teaspoonful garam masala; 1 egg yolk for mixing and 1 egg for coating; 3 ozs (85 g) ghee; Ghee for frying

Egg Coated with Minced Meat and Fried

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

This dish comprises a hard-boiled egg coated with minced meat and then sliced into two. The perfect symmetry and the vivid contrast of colour which can be achieved in its preparation is not possible with the other koftas. The yellow and white of the egg, the deep brown of the meat and the green of the sprinkled coriander leaves present indeed a beautiful sight. The taste however surpasses the highest expectations and goes a long way in making this dish a very popular one.

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Asia
India
Dinner

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