Easy kofta curry

• porsi: 4-6

Bahan-bahan

700g lean beef mince

A thumb-sized piece of ginger, grated

3 garlic cloves, crushed

2 tsp chilli powder

Salt and black pepper

Olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

600m! tomato passata or 2 x 400g tins of

chopped tomatoes

2 heaped tbsp medium curry powder (or mild, if you don't want much spice)

1/2 tsp sugar

To serve:

Basmati rice

Natural yoghurt

Petunjuk

1 Place the minced beef in a bowl along with the ginger, garlic and chilli powder. Season and mix with your hands until well combined. Roll the mixture into rounds about the size of golf balls and set aside.

2 Heat a few lugs of olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat. Fry the onion for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Add the passata, curry powder and sugar and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, season and leave the sauce to simmer over a low heat while you fry the koftas.

3 Heat a few lugs of olive oil in a large frying pan. Fry the koftas for 2-3 minutes, turning them until lightly browned all over. (You might need to do this in batches.) Carefully place the cooked koftas into the passata sauce and simmer very gently for 15-20 minutes, turning the koftas occasionally during cooking, until they have set and the sauce has reduced nicely.

4 Serve on warmed plates with basmati rice and a dollop of natural yoghurt.

Catatan

Kofta' is the word for meatballs in the

Middle East and South Asia. This beef kofta

recipe with its warming curry sauce is a

really simple one and so quick to prepare.

Lamb kofta is also really nice, so you can

swap the beef for minced lamb if you like.