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Koftay: Meatballs Recipe
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Koftay: Meatballs Recipe

22 ingredients 4-6 servings (2-3 meatballs per person) openrecipes

This is a Pakistani and North Indian-Muslim recipe, but there is no Pakistani label in cuisine type (kyon jee ?!?!). This is a heavy duty, real deal recipe. No...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1347
Calories
59g
Protein
53g
Fat
157g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Mutton not in our table 0
Poppy Seed not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs. chickpea flour (besan)
  • 2 onions
  • 1 lb ground beef or mutton
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh garlic
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp poppy seed powder (khas khas powder)---optional, just gives that extra umph
  • 1-2 fresh green chilies
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tsp salt or salt to taste
  • 1 tbs butter
  • 1 slice white bread soaked in milk and then squeezed
  • 1 cup real yoghurt whipped
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh garlic
  • 2 heaping tbs Shan Qorma Masala
  • salt to taste (about 1 heaping tsp)
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2-3 cups water
  • 1 tbs fresh chopped cilantro for garnish

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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