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A very popular dish is Bengal which is full of flavors. I tried it for the first time when I visited a Bengali friends place and was totally in love with it. Its a spicy mutton curry traditionally made by slow cooking mutton in iron cast wok which gives it that amazing blackish- brown color. I did not have the iron cast wok so I did it in a normal wok and pressure cooked the mutton to save time. This is my version of the mutton curry. Do try it out and let me know how it turns out :) Ingredients  For Marination  1/2 kg Mutton  2 Tbsp Curd  1 Tsp Turmeric Powder 1-1/2 Tsp Chili Powder 1 Tbsp Ginger-garlic Paste  Salt to taste For the curry 2-3 Tbsp of Clarified butter/ Oil (You can use mustard oil if available) 2 Red Chilies  4-5 Peppercorns  4 Cloves  1 inch Cinnamon  2 Big Onions (sliced) 1/2 Tsp Sugar 1 Tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste  1 Potato (Cut into 4 big chunks) 1 Tsp ...

Chicken Keema Balls/Meat Ball Curry

Ingredients


  • 2 Cups Sliced Onions
  • 2 Tsp Curd 
  • 1 Cup Tomato Puree
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste 
  • 1/2 Tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/ Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Garam Masala
  • Oil


For the Keema Balls/ Meat Balls

  • 300 Grams boneless Chicken
  • 1 Tbsp Curd
  • 1 Tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 Tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1/2 Tsp Garam Masala
  • 2 Tsp Oil  
  • Salt to taste  
  • Handful of coriander Leaves 


Method 

  • Make keema from the boneless chicken by blending it in a blender
  • Take a bowl, add the keema and all the other ingredients mentioned under "For the Keema Balls/ Meat Balls" and mix it well so that all the ingredients are mixed thoroughly
  • Make equal sized small round balls from the above mixture by applying little oil to your hands
  • Keep theses balls aside and lets start making the gravy
  • Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a pan on medium flame, add onions with a pinch of salt till golden brown 
  • Cool the onions and blend it to coarse paste in a blender by adding about 2 Tsp of curd
  • Heat 2 tsp of oil in  the same pan, used previously for frying the onions and add the tomato puree and cook it nicely for about 5 minutes 
  • Once the tomato puree is nicely cooked, add the turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin powder, coriander, garam masala and ginger garlic paste and saute it for 1-2 minutes 

  • Add the onion and curd paste, 3/4 cup water and cook till it gets a nice boil which will make 1-2 minutes 
  • Slowly add the Chicken keema balls/ Meat balls to the gravy (do not stir at this point ) and cook it on low flame by closing the pan with a lid for about 10 minutes 

  • Once the keema balls are cooked mix them into the gravy slowly and adjust the consistency by adding more water in case required and check for salt
  • Serve it hot with rice/ bread / roti

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