Lamb Kofta in Coconut Curry Sauce

lamb Kofta in a Coconut Curry Sauce

serves 6

Both Dean ( my husband ) and I love a good curry. This is a bit unusual as you poach the kofta meatballs in the curry sauce. There is quite a few ingredients, but its very easy and really worth the effort . Dean's way of enjoying a curry is loads of rice, flat bread and having the golf highlights playing in the background, lucky me!!!

Ingredients

4 tbs olive oil
3 large onions finely chopped
5 cloves garlic crushed
3cm piece of ginger grated
2 tbs curry powder
1 tbs garam masala
1/2 teas chilli powder
2 tbs tomato paste
400g tin crushed tomatoes
400g tin coconut milk
500mls beef or vegetable stock
1 cinnamon stick
10 cardamon pods crushed
500gms lamb mince
3 tbs fresh coriander and mint chopped
1 tbs tomato relish
1egg

Method

Place oil in a large pan and fry the onion for 2 minutes or until starting to soften.
Add garlic, ginger, garam masala,curry powder and chilli powder and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Transfer 1/3 of the onion mixture to a bowl and allow to cool.
Add the tomatoes and the tomato paste to the onion mixture in the pan, stir for a few minutes.
Add the stock, coconut milk ,cinnamon and cardamon, bring to the boil the let simmer for 15 minutes, it needs to thicken  slightly.
Meanwhile add the mince to the cooled onion mixture along with the coriander, mint tomato relish and egg.
Roll meatballs about the size of a walnut and carefully place in the sauce, simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to break up the meatballs.
To serve add extra coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice.

I served this with basmati rice and paratha bread