Chiftelute in sos picant / Koftas (meatballs) in a spicy sauce

Ingrediente / Ingredients

• 750 g carne macra de vita tocata / 750 g lean minced beef
• 6 lingurite seminte mac / 6 tsp poppy seeds
• 3 cepe medii, tocate / 3 medium onions, chopped
• 3 lingurite radacina de ghimbir proaspat zdrobit /  3 tsp crushed fresh root ginger
• 3 lingurite usturoi zdrobit / 3 tsp crushed garlic
• 2 lingurite sare / 2 tsp salt
• 2 lingurite  praf de ardei iute / 2 tsp chilli powder
• 4 lingurite coriandru macinat / 4 tsp ground coriander
• 3 linguri frunze de coriandru proaspete / 3 tbs fresh coriander leaves
• 2 oua / 2 eggs

Pentru sos / For the sauce

• 220 ml iaurt simplu / 220 ml plain yogurt
• 100 g pasta tomate / 100 g tomato paste
• 2 lingurite praf de ardei iute / 2 tsp chilli powder
• 2 lingurite sare / 2 tsp salt
• 3 lingurite usturoi zdrobit / 3 tsp crushed garlic
• 3 lingurite radacina de ghimbir zdrobit / 3 tsp fresh root ginger
• 3 lingurite garam masala / 3 tsp garam masala
• 4 linguri ulei / 6 tbs oil
• 1 ½ bat de scortisoara / 1 ½ cinnamom stick
• 650 ml water / 650 ml water

Mod de preparare / Method of preparation

1. Se pune carnea de vita intr-un castron iar peste semintele de mac si se da deoparte. 

Place the beef into a bowl and tip the poppy seeds on top and set aside.

2. Se pune ceapa intr-un robot de bucatarie impreuna cu ghimbirul zdrobit, usturoiul, sarea, praful de chilli, coriandrul macinat si coriandrul proaspat. 

Place the onion in a food processor, with the crushed ginger, garlic, salt, chilli powder, ground coriander and fresh coriander.

3. Amestecul de condimente se macina in jur de 30 de secunde, dupa care se adauga la carnea de vita si se amesteca bine. 

Grind this spice mixture for about 30 seconds, then add it to the beef and mix well.

 

4. Se bat ouale cu telul si se amesteca bine cu carnea de vita condimentata.

 Whisk the eggs and thoroughly mix it into the spiced beef. 

5. Se lasa sa stea in jur de 1 ora.

Leave to stand for about 1 hour.

 

6. Pentru sos se bate cu telul iaurtul, pasta de tomate, praful de ardei iute, sarea, usturoiul zdrobit, ghimbirul si garam masala.

For the sauce, whisk together the yogurt, tomato paste, chilli powder, salt, crushed garlic, ginger and garam masala.

7. Se incinge uleiul cu batul de scortisoara intr-o karahi sau wok timp de 1 minut, dupa care peste se toarna sosul preparat.

Heat the oil with the cinnamon stick in a  karahi or wok for about 1 minute, then pour in the prepared sauce.

 

8. Se reduce focul si se fierbe timp de 1 minut. Karahi sau wok-ul se i-a de pe foc si se da deoparte.

Lower the heat and cook for about 1 minute. Remove the karahi or wok from the heat and set aside.

9. Se rup bile mici din amestecul de carne iar folosing mainile se fac chiftelute.

Break off small balls of the meat mixture and make koftas (meatballs) using your hands. 

10. Cand sunt gata toate chiftelutele se pune din nou pe foc sosul in care se amesteca cu apa.

When all the koftas (meatballs) are ready, return the sauce to the heat and stir in the water. 

 

11. Se adauga in sos chiftelutele una cate una.

Drop in the koftas (meatballs) one by one.

12. Se acopera cu un capac si se fierb pana chiftelutele sunt fierte, amestecand usor de mai multe ori pentru a intoarce chiftelutele. 

Cover with a lid and cook until koftas (meatballs) are cooked, stirring gently several times to turn the koftas around.

13. Se servesc  fierbinti / Serve hot.