Kofta Curry

• Ingredients
  • Meatballs
    • 1 tsp ginger paste
    • 1 pod black cardamom (the seeds ground in a mortar & pestle)
    • 1 tsp coriander
    • 2 cloves, ground
    • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
    • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 egg
    • 1 tsp ground cumin
    • 500 g ground beef
    • Several boiled eggs (optional)
    • 1 Tbsp oil
  • Sauce
    • 1 onion, cut into rings or chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, ground into paste
    • 1 inch ginger, ground into paste
    • 1 green chili
    • 2 tsp ground coriander
    • 6 tomatoes, chopped (~3 cups)
    • 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
    • 1/2 cup yoghurt
    • 1/2 tsp garam masala
    • 1 black cardamom
    • 1 Tbsp oil
• Instructions
  • Mix all meatball ingredients except for boiled eggs and oil together
  • Either form small meatballs or cut eggs in half and form meatballs around them
  • Fry meatballs in oil, set aside
  • Fry onions in oil until light brown
  • Add garlic and ginger paste
  • Add coriander, salt, and garam masala
  • Add tomatoes, green chili, and yoghurt, simmer for 15 minutes with lid on pot
  • Add meatballs to sauce and simmer for 15 more minutes with pot uncovered so water can evaporate