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Indian Cooking Recipe : How to Make Gushtaba

Ingredients for the Recipe

• Kofta (Mix Together) :
• 250 gms minced mutton (keema)
• 1 tsp saunf (fennel) powder
• 1/2 tsp soonth
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin)
• powder seeds of 1 moti illaichi

To Boil Koftas :

• 1" dalchini (cinnamon)
• 1 tej patta (bay leaf)
• 2-3 lung (cloves)
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the Gravy :

• 2 tsp oil
• 2 tsp ghee
• 1 medium onion-sliced
• 1 cup curd - beaten well
• 1/2 saunf (fennel) powder
• 1/4 tsp sonth (dry ginger powder)
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp dried poodina (mint)
• Seeds of 1 moti illaichi (big cardamom) & 2 green illaichi (cardamoms) powdered
  Recipe (How to Make):

1. Grind keema in the mixer to a fine paste.
2. Mix all ingredients under koftas well together.
3. Shape into 4 large balls.
4. Heat 1 1/2 cups water in a small pan with salt, dalchini, tej patta and lung.
5. When it boils add the koftas.
6. Cook uncovered on medium heat for about 20 minutes or till tender/cooked. Overturn in between to cook all sides.
7. Heat oil in a kadhai.
8. Add ghee and sliced onion. Fry till golden brown. Remove from fire.
9. Remove onions from oil. Cool and grind to a fine paste with a little water. Keep brown onion paste aside.
10. In the same oil add well beeaten curd, saunf, sonth , garam masala, mint and illaichi powder.
11. Keep on low heat. Stir till it boils.
12. Add onion paste. Mix well for a minute.
13. Add cooked koftas/gushtabas along with any water that is remaining after boiling the koftas.
14. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
15. Serve granished with fresh mint leaves