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Chicken Balls Gravy

Chicken balls shallow-fried and cooked in a spicy gravy

Recipe by christy gerald of Dubai, AE

Very tasty chicken balls gravy.Try and add your comments.

Ingredients non vegetarian 4 servings


    For the chicken balls:
    • 200 gms boneless Chicken
    • 1 tbsp split gram dhal(besan-pottu kadalai flour)
    • 1 tsp Ginger-garlic  paste
    • 1 tsp Chilli powder
    • 1 tsp garam masala powder
    • 1 tsp coriander and mint leaves paste
    • few Curry leaves
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 tbsp oil
    For gravy:
    • 2 tsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
    • 1/2 cup chopped onion
    • 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
    • few Curry leaves
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp chilli powder
    • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
    • 1 tbsp ground masala ( of 1 small onion + 2 green chillies + 1 tsp cumin seeds + 1/2 cup grated coconut + 1 tsp crushed cinnamon + 1 clove+ 1 cardamom )
    • 1 tsp Salt - to taste
    • 2 cups water + 1/2 cup water
    • few coriander leaves- for garnishing

    Directions

    1. Mince chicken pieces then add all the ingredients for the balls and mince all of them finely with
      enough salt.
    2. Make small lemon-sized balls of them
    3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai in a kadai and shallow-fry the chicken balls till golden brown.keep it aside.
    4. In the remaining oil,add the mustard seeds and when they splutter, add the chopped onion,
      tomatoes,curry leaves, chilli powder,turmeric powder,ginger-garlic paste.
    5. Cook them till oil separates from the mixture.
    6. Add the ground masala,salt and 2 cups of water.
    7. When oil starts to separate, add the shallow fried chicken balls and 1/2 cup water and cook for 3 more mins.
    8. Garnish with coriander leaves.
    9. Serve hot with rice or chapathis

    Comments

    Mayask

    Delicious nd mouth watering gravy . Thank U .