everytime i make kofta it turns out bland. the salan itself isnt too bad but the kofta has no flavor. am i missing an important ingredient or something? 
please post tried out kofta recipes and any tricks you guys might want to share with me on how to add some flavor to that ever so bland kofta of mine.
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you are suppose to add spices, ginger, onions to the meat before making them into koftas. I usually add:
salt
pepper
garam masala (just a pinch)
half small onion
ginger chopped
egg
khashkash
cilantro
and green chillies
They turn out pretty good.
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angel eyes, here is the recipe I use, and it is a simple recipe and yummy! I usually marinate the kofta balls for at least 4 hours, sometimes overnight. I found the recipe on desicookbook.com
Koftay
Ingredients Instructions
Meatballs:
1/2 Kg. minced beef
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1 tsp garam masala powder
4-6 green chilies chopped
1 onion chopped
1 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
1 slice of bread soaked in either milk or water
1 tbs. yogurt
Gravy:
2 medium onion chopped
½ tsp. salt (according to taste)
1/4 tsp turmeric (Haldi)
1/2 tsp chili (Lal Mirch) powder
2 tbs. coriander (Dhaniya) powder
1/2 tsp ginger (Adrak) paste
4 tbs. yogurt
3 tbs. oil
Grind together all the meatball ingredients and make into medium sized meatballs.
Fry the chopped onion in oil on low heat until brown. Remove from the oil.
In hot oil add all the spices mixed with 2 cups of water.
When the gravy starts to boil, crush the fried onions and add them in.
Add the meatballs and cook on low heat till done. Garnish with fresh Dhaniya leaves.
Serve with chapati or naan.
Serving: 4 persons
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thanks guys. i do add masalas to mine 2. for some reason it just isnt enough.
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all I know is that my mum makes kofta which is sooo difficult to make and thats why it is soo authentic and tasty. I made it once with AMmi's help and was too complicated for my brain, so ended up trying Daagh's receipe which was like a breeze.
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man.. koftay really are a biatch to make judging by the amount of threads opened in the past few yrs :D
Angel Eyes... do a quick search on GS.. u'll find i think 5-6 threads all talking bout koftay... u may find out a whole lot...
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Angel Eyes... do a quick search on GS.. u'll find i think 5-6 threads all talking bout koftay... u may find out a whole lot...
will do...thanks:)
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you are suppose to add spices, ginger, onions to the meat before making them into koftas. I usually add:
salt pepper garam masala (just a pinch) half small onion ginger chopped egg khashkash cilantro and green chillies
They turn out pretty good.
khashkash - this is an important ingredient of kofta.
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wow Mostar, you have revived a 4 yr old thread...lol
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4 years old.....
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holy koftas! 