Kofte or Chana Salan (meatball and chickpeas curry)
Source : Put The Ginger Garlic Onions Poppy Seeds And Green Chillies In A Food Processor Pulse 2-3 Times Now Add The Mince Salt Gram Flour Chilli Powder ...
PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings
Sent by Irum Zaidi Home Cooking
at : October 15, 2025
Step:
Put the ginger, garlic, onions, poppy seeds and green chillies in a food processor pulse 2-3 times.
Now add the mince, salt, gram flour, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander leaves breadcrumbs pulse them all the kofta mixture 3-4 times.
Heat oil in a pan. Make koftas from the mince mixture and fry them in a pan take out in a dish set aside.
In a same pot add the sliced onions fry till they turn golden. Grind brown onion and tomatoes in a blender and make a thick puree.
Fry ginger/garlic in the same pot, till they turn golden. Add turmeric powder,red chillies and onion and tomato paste mixture, and cook.
Add salt and keep on low flame to cook. When the mixture starts to get thick, add the prepared koftas with glass of water and without stirring, leave to cook 10 minute or when oil appears on the surface.
Add garam masala powder and white chickpeas and cook 5 minute. Take it off the flame. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and green chillies sprinkle lemon juice before serving.
Ingredients
For the Kofta (meatball)
250 gm lamb mixed mince
1 tbsp garlic ginger paste
1 tsp poppy seeds(clean & dry rosted)
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp gram flour dry roasted
4 green chilli chopped
2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves chopped
1/2 cup oil
1 small onion chopped
1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
half slice of bread (make a breadcrumb)
For the Curry
1 can tomatoes
1 medium sized onion
1 can white chickpeas
1 tsp red chilli powder
4 green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 glass water or as required
For the garnishing
1 large fresh green chillie chopped
fresh coriander leaves chopped
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
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