God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. ~Jewish Proverb
Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. ~T. DeWitt Talmage
MOM – a perfect synonym for care, love, patience, guide, teacher…… Most sweet and beautiful word of my life. She carries a special grace and glory with her. With a smile she can vanish all the pain. With all the hectic work, running from the sunrise to sunset, she will never forget to plant a kiss on your cheek when you get up early in the morning and never fail to hug you when she drops you at school. Welcomes you with a warm hug when you are back, feeds you with all your favourite delicacies, plays with you, watches your favourite tv channels, helps you in doing homework, tucks you in bed with beautifully crafted stories…..She is the one who will be awake whole night when you are ill or preparing for exams, she is the who celebrates your success, joy, glory with all her heart. She is the one who stitches the gorgeous dresses and bakes your favourite cake. She is the one who knows all your favourites (food, color, movie, book, flavour……). She is the one hurt when you get yourself hurt. The first tear will roll on her cheeks when you get hurt. She is the one who teaches the difference between good, bad and evil. She is the one who let you free to conquer the world by guiding you always. She is the one who inspires you and admires you. When the whole world turns against you she is the one who will stand for you encouraging you to pursue your goal. She is the one in whose eyes you are always beautiful. She is the one who is always with you as an ever-loving angel. However old you may be but I know when you are in front of your mom you are her kid again. After all the hussle n bussle, when I lay my head on my mom’s lap all the pain will vanish in seconds. She is the one who recharges your energy and who always have faith in you. She is the one who never choose between the children. She is the one with whom you can share all the secrets, happiness and sorrow. I am truly blessed person in the world as Allah Tala has given me the best mom in the world. I solely dedicate this post to my mom. I love you mom. I love you for getting me in this world, for teaching, raising me to be a good human being, and standing by my side always, for the care, warmth and love…..you always bestowed on me. Love you…….
Koftoh Ka Khorma – Spicy Meat Balls in Creamy Gravy
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 cup Chana dal, wash and soak dal for 1 hour
- 2 cup raw boneless Mutton pieces + 3 raw Mutton pieces *
- 1 Onion, peeled and sliced
- 1 Green chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala **
- 2 tbsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder
- 3 tbsp dry Coconut powder
- 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 3-4 springs fresh Coriander leaves, chopped
- 5-6 fresh Mint leaves, chopped
- Salt
- Oil
FOR GRAVY:
- 1 cup thick Curd
- 1 tbsp. Red chilli powder
- 1/4 tbsp. Turmeric powder
- 1 Green chilli, slit lengthwise and deseeded
- 1 Onion, peeled and sliced
- 2 Cardamoms
- 2 Cloves
- 1 1″ piece Cinnamon
- 1 Tomato, deseeded and chopped
- 2-3 springs fresh Coriander leaves, chopped
- Salt
PREPARATION:
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In a bowl beat curd (to avoid lumps), salt ***, red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Mix chana dal, raw mutton pieces, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coconut powder, green chilli, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, sliced onions, little water and pressure cook.
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Cook till dal is soft and mutton is tender. Leave it to cool.Meanwhile in a heavy bottom cooking vessel or kadai add oil and fry sliced onions along with cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon.When onions turn light golden brown add chopped tomatoes and fry till soft.
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Now add beaten curd and stir continuosly till the mixture starts to boil. Turn off the flame and set aside.Grind and make a smooth paste of pressure cooked mixture along with salt, coriander leaves, mint leaves and raw mutton.
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Apply oil to the palms and make small balls from the ground mixture. Add oil to a heavy bottom cooking vessel and deep fry the balls till they turn nice golden brown and lay them on tissue paper.
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Now add deep fried meat balls to the prepared curd gravy and cook for awhile. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve with hot rice or vegetable biryani or fried rice.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
NOTE:
As mother’s day is round the corner and Ivy of Kopiaste is hosting a beautiful event to honour mother’s round the globe and calling all of us to participate in the event, this mom’s special Koftoh Ka Khorma is going to participate in Celebrating Mother’s Day hosted by Ivy of Kopiaste. This recipe is also going to participate in Shama‘s Mom’s Most Favourite Recipe Event. Shama of Easy2Cook Recipes is hosting this event in honour of Mother’s Day.
Sharmilee! :) says
Truely said….abt mothers…Each line was soo insipiring! Koftha kurma looks yummy, wud luv to have a bite right away 🙂
rekhas kitchen says
ooohh lubna so touching great great post hummm Koftoh ka khorma looks so delicious will tri it and let you know.
Valarmathi says
Nice writeup. After reading your post, i wish, those days should come back again. Those days were the best in life. No worries,no pain just led the life in shadows of our parents. They give so much to children and excepts nothing in return. They live for us always. Now i really really miss her/them after marriage.A wonderful post really. Khorma looks fantastic. I like the meat balls floating over the gravy. Feel like eating right now.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank You Sharmilee, Rekha and Valarmathi.
Kitchen Flavours says
I totally agree with you Valarmathi.
Varunavi says
Excellently written abt mother,hugs to ur mom and to u as well.Kofta curry is really special and looks yummyyyyyyyyy
sra says
Nice pix. And interesting recipe. I’ve always failed at making meatballs!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you so much Varunavi.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Sra.
Priya says
Touching post..i love each and every line about mom..wish that those wonderful days should come back again and i want to live again the same without no worries..coming to the dish, its looks tremendous! prefect entry for celebrating mother’s day:)
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you so much Priya.
sowmya says
nice post..kofta curry looks yummy..
Asha says
Lovely thoughts about Mothers, very touching post. Feels so good to read this, thanks KF. Happy Mother’s day to you!:)Kofta Korma! OMG! Looks delicious, perfect ot celebrate mom’s day.
Gita's Kitchen says
Great post Lubna, every mom will be touched on reading this 🙂 Awesome pictures too.
Happy cook says
Beautiful post and each word i can relate too.Kofta looks so so yummy delicous.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Sowmya, Gita Asha and Happy Cook.
Bharathy says
lovely write up about mothers..I always wonder why i can never be like my mom to us, to my kids :)…love koftas, though havent tried..love the dish and the presentation here..
Curry Leaf says
Touching Post dearie.Wish those days were back.I agree perfectly with Valarmathi
Ushanandini says
About MOM – Those are GOLDEN WORDS and touching. Oh! I cant even write.Okay , kofta korma looks delicious.Wonderful post for mother’s day!
Ramya Vijaykumar says
Niceky said about Mom, Lubna… Even though the process is tedious the final dish looks very yummy and finger licking…
Swapna says
Very touching post…now I really miss my mom….really miss her each and every moment in my life…Happy Mothers day to you:) Koftoh Ka Khorma looks really delicious…also thanks for your comments in my blog:)
Varunavi says
Came back again lubna.Make ur mom read this,she will be happy to know how much her kid loves her.Each one of us love our mother but only few can express it like the way u did it :)The first tear will roll on her cheeks when you get hurt==== this is lovely 🙂 I love you for getting me in this world, for teaching, raising me to be a good human being, and standing by my side always, for the care, warmth and love…..you always bestowed on me.=== wonderfully written :))))))Hugs to ur mom and every mom out there
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Ivy and Swapna.Varunavi – Thank you so much for comming back and dropping the comment.
Ashwini says
OMG so wonderfully written. Every word is so true about mothers. I had tears reading this. I will be calling my mom now. It is very touching. Khorma looks awesome and delish. Yumm. Happy Mothers Day. Big Hug Dear.
Shama Nagarajan says
nice writeup dear…yummy korma..love it…i too have an event for mom’s day..please.do check my blog for details…
Kitchen Flavours says
Oh God Ashwini…..Thank you so much.Thank you Shama….I will check for the event. Thank you for letting me know.
anudivya says
Hey KF, I am glad to be back at your blog too! That bowl of yours looks very cute. And the koftas are pretty neat.And ah… those blissful days!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Anu Divya. Nice to see you back.
Pooja says
Touching post lubna..Thats true…Curry looks yum yum..
Rachel says
Well said!
srikars kitchen says
Looks delicious.. nice entry..
Renu says
wonderful picture and wonderful write up!
Ivy says
What a lovely writeup and I am sure your mother must be very proud of you. You made me shiver. The koftae sound delicious.
Kalyani says
Nice & tempting recipe . i love koftas .. tried once but it was not a hit .. Will try this ….
veena says
Hi Lubna …
ohh its looks very delicious dear ..i am just drooling here ..never tried this recipe ,will try for sure ..thanks dear
Cham says
Great post dedicating to ur mom, she should be proud of u sure 🙂
This koftas is simply gorgeous and very tasty looking 🙂
Sara says
What a nice post for your mom! The food looks quite delicious too :).
Suparna says
Hi Lubna,Lovely lines on moms there 🙂 beautifully written. Thanks for sharing ur mom’s recipe. Thisdish looks gorgeously tempting and ur snaps are so good that I kept staring at it for a few seconds b4 going through the recipe. Lovely rich spiced up dish. TC
Vaishali says
What a lovely tribute to your mom! And that korma looks amazing.
Uma says
Sooo touching post Lubna! Very well written. Great job. And the dish looks so gorgeous. You showed such a nice gesture to your mother. Great! 🙂
Varsha Vipins says
wow..i loved this post Lubna..So emotional..:)..Yummiest Kofta..n I like the ararngement..:)
Pooja says
Great writeup 🙂 Brings back childhood memories!Aww the dish looks spicy n delicious! Perfect entry for mother’s day 🙂
Priyameena says
Wonderful kurma..Plus wonderful writing..
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Pooja, Rachel, Srikar, Veena, Cham, Renu, Kalyani, Sara, Suparna, Vaishali, Uma, Varsha, Pooja, Priyameena and Anonymous.
ARUNA says
just wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww……maa ki yaad aa gayi :))
Anonymous says
Absolutely true.
Nice post 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Aruna and Bifili.
Yasmeen says
Fabulous kofta,you made it perfectly lubna.Beautiful expression of mom’s love:)
bifili says
hey this is brilliant weblog….feeling gr8 to discover ur site….
thanks for sharing ur recipies…i will surely try my hand with few.. 🙂
Happy Mothers Day !!
Kitchen Flavours says
Yasmmen dear they were made by my mom….that’s why perfect….Thank you for dropping by…
Vrinda says
Wow.. that looks so yummy rich and creamy..I like mutton than chicken so will definitely try this out.,,
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
Oh, what a beautiful dish! Really delicious looking! Drool…Cheers,Rosa
Shreya says
beautiful post!mouth watering pics:-)
AnuSriram says
Nice write-up and a yummy recipe…
Pavithra says
Write ups for mother is true… kofta is looking so good wonderful click too
Cynthia says
A touching dedication.
Sree vidya says
Thanx Lubna for your nice words.Keep visiting.BTW, this looks delicious.Happy mother’s day
Lena Rashmin Raj says
wonderful dish yaar…superb presentation..awesome……….
Supriya Nair says
This is so gorgeous and mouthwatering…Ya mum is definitely the word. You have a very beautiful and elegant blog here. Kudos!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Virda, Rosa, Shreya, AnuSriram, Pavithra, Cynthia, SreeVidya, Lena and Supriya.
Shillu says
Lovely tribute to moms 🙂 and yummy recipe. Happy mothers day to you.
Jamie says
First time to your blog. It’s very nice! Your Koftas look really yummy. Loved the pictures 🙂
Fatima says
u have written this post soooooooo well, heres wishing all the mothers of the world a very happy mothers day, the recipe too looks yummy:)
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Shillu, Jamie and Fatima.
Vani says
How beautiful the koftas and the curry look, Lubna!
Konkani Foodie says
The khorma looks great. I was just wondering if I could use chicken instead of mutton??
Cooking and the City says
that looks so good! I could eat a big bowl right now 🙂
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Vani, Konkani Foodie and Cooking and the city.
bee says
i’d love to make a veggie version of this with veggie koftas. thanks for the recipe.
Kitchen Flavours says
Bee – Wow veggie version sounds yum…..Looking forward…
Pavithra says
Write up was so inspiring dear… loved koftas too..looking so yummy and delectable. Really delicious.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thnk you Pavithra.