Koftas

Minced meat shaped into the form of balls and cooked in gravy is known as kofta curry. This curry with its meat balls of uniform size presents a delightful appearance and appeals both to the tongue and the eye. The meat is minced and made into balls by incorporating into it a binding agent like parched gram flour, roasted split-pea flour, besan or whole egg. An egg coated with minced meat when fried and cut into two halves presents an appearance similar to that of the flower called nargis (narcissus); these koftas are therefore called nargisi koftas. Another form of the kofta curry, which is very popular, is known as the “malai kofta curry”. The koftas in this curry are cooked in a gravy to which cream is added. This curry is very rich and indeed a treat.