Name: Delicious Cocktail Koftas (Chhote kofte)
Yield: Makes 30 meatballs, serves 6 for snacks, 4 for dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon red paprika; 2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh green coriander; 3 tablespoons natural yogurt; 2.5 cm/1 inch cube of fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped; 4 tablespoons water, plus 275 ml/9½ fl oz water; ½ teaspoon salt; 2.5 cm/1 inch cinnamon stick; 6 cardamom pods; 1 teaspoon ground coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon garam masala; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 5 garlic cloves, peeled; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 450 g/1 lb minced lamb; 4 tablespoons natural yogurt; 110 g/4 oz tomato, peeled and chopped, or the same amount of canned tomatoes may be substituted; 6 cloves; 110 g/4 oz onion, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

Makes 30 meatballs, serves
6
for snacks

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

Almost every country has some type of meatball. This Indian one is made out of minced lamb and you can eat it as part of a meal, or you could stick toothpicks into the koftas and serve them as snacks.

Ingredients

For the meatballs

450 g/1 lb minced lamb
½ teaspoon salt<

Method

Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs. Dip your hands in water whenever you need to and form about 30 meatballs.
For the sauce, put the garlic and ginger into a food processor or blender along with the 4 tablespoons of water. Blend until you have a paste. Put in a bowl and stir in the cumin, coriander, paprika and cayenne.
Heat the oil in a he