Chicken Meatballs (Sailusfood)

Tried recipe from sailus food.......

INGREDIENTS U NEED:
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

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

• 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. 

NOTE:

The green and red chillis can be adjusted according to your spice level. The chicken balls can also be grilled for a more healthy version.

GOES WELL WITH:

     Any Chutney

RATING:

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