Chicken Masala Balls

Total Time

30 min

Preparation Time

10 min

Cooking Time

20 min

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Ingredients (6 Servings)

  • 1/2 kg boneless chicken pieces, cleaned and washed
  • 1/4 kg onions finely sliced
  • 8-10 fresh green chillis
  • 5-6 dry red chillis (adjust according to your choice)
  • 15-20 garlic flakes
  • 3″ piece ginger chopped
  • small bunch coriander leaves, chopped
  • 4 tbsps coriander seeds
  • 1 1/2 tbsps cumin seeds
  • 2″ cinnamon stick
  • 3 green cardamoms
  • 5-6 cloves
  • 20 cashewnuts
  • salt to taste
  • oil for deep frying

Directions

  •  Heat a tbsp of oil in cooking vessel. Add the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamom, red chillis and cashewnuts and stir for a minute till a nice aroma emanates the whole kitchen. Be careful not to burn the spices. Cool.
  •  First grind the roasted ingredients along with ginger, garlic and green chillis to a coarse paste. Next add the chopped raw onions, coriander leaves, chicken and salt and grind further to form a smooth paste like shown in the picture above.
  •  Add a tbsp of oil to the ground mixture and mix thoroughly before shaping into small lemon sized balls.
  •  Heat oil for deep frying. Once its piping hot, reduce flame to medium and place these balls in the oil and fry them to a crisp, golden brown color.
  • Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney.
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