Topic: Kofta

[fried]

I have an up and coming curry night to organise. Only the 4 of us, so I'll be doing 3 dishes. Probably CTM as I'm not sure if they like their food too spicy, plus a not too hot North India special.

Which leaves the last dish, I'd planned to do something with chicken but the missus has told me I have to use up some mince that she's already mixed with garlic and onion.

Any suggestions? I don't really want another yogurt based dish. I don't usually cook curry with vegetables but I could be persuaded. I don't really want to have to cook a traditional Indian dish with all the other stuff I have to do.

Thanks.

[Peripatetic Phil]

How about converting the mince into keema and then stuffing it into green peppers ?  Alternatively, if you are a much a carnivore as I, stuff it into the body cavity of a chicken along with a couple of boiled eggs and make a Murgh-e-Musallam.

** Phil.

[976bar]

Hi fried,

Why don't you try my Keema Stuffed Peppers? A lovely third dish for your evening. I am making these again this Thursday at the Uni, but with veggie mince to satisfy the veggie lover's there...

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php?topic=7684.0

[fried]

The stuffed peppers idea is getting dangerously close to stepping on the missus' toes, sounds too much like one of her Turkish recipes for comfort. The chicken idea might work, or maybe I could use a smaller bird...I'm keen to do something with fresh spinach for some reason.

[Peripatetic Phil]

maybe I could use a smaller bird..

I bought a partridge today, but I think you'd need one of those per person !

[curryhell]

Looking forward already to the running commentary Fried and the curry porn.  As for the mince I think either suggestion from 976bar or Phil will provide a nice contrast to your other choice of dishes.  Just one level tsp of chilli in the North Indian Special ;D . We want the guests to enjoy the experience on the night and not to have it again in the morning, don't we?? Good luck with it all mate. 
I'm off to try out my Zaal base with an enhancement which smells as though it has quite some promise.  I'll report back in due course :
One simple mild madras and a Zaal phall i think for a little later in the week and a nice Elaichi NIS for the weekend.  That'll be the curry sorted for the week.  Oop, i nearly forgot last night's takeaway left overs How remiss of me

[fried]

Missus has said a definite 'no' to the stuffed peppers. But she like the idea of just doing 2 curries and doing a mini Murgh-e-Musallam using 'coquelet' (small chickens in French) stuffed with the mince and maybe some quails eggs.

Cheers guys.

[Kashmiri Bob]

I have an up and coming curry night to organise. Only the 4 of us, so I'll be doing 3 dishes. Probably CTM as I'm not sure if they like their food too spicy, plus a not too hot North India special.

Which leaves the last dish, I'd planned to do something with chicken but the missus has told me I have to use up some mince that she's already mixed with garlic and onion.

Any suggestions? I don't really want another yogurt based dish. I don't usually cook curry with vegetables but I could be persuaded. I don't really want to have to cook a traditional Indian dish with all the other stuff I have to do.

Thanks.

If it was me I would use the mince to make a starter.  Probably Shami.  If you have loads of mince then some of the starter could be frozen?  So now you have a meat starter and two main courses.  Already quite a lot, so the third dish would be a vegetable side.  I would go with a simple (large) plate of chilled Kashmiri Chaat to share, with plently of fresh chopped green chilli; or something similar.  This would be served with the starters and a cucumber raita and left on the table for the mains.

Rob 

[fried]

Cheers Rob

That'll be the general plan if I run short on time (or enthusiasm).

[colin grigson]

'Scuse me fried but  'coquelet and quail eggs' ... don't forget to drape a pale blue cashmere sweater over your shoulders whilst cooking .... what is the world coming to eh ?   

Only joking before the outrage bus comes out of the garage   

I hope you have a great evening !