===== Chicken Kofta =====
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[[Chicken]]\\ 
Prep Time: 30 minutes\\ 
Cook Time: 10 minutes\\ 
Serves: 4\\ 

Ingredients:
  * 1 cup basmati rice
  * 2 cups chicken broth
  * 1 pkg fresh mint
  * 2 cloves garlic, diced
  * ginger root
  * 0.45 kg ground chicken/turkey
  * 1 lemon
  * 1 1/2 cups plain greek yogurt
  * 1/4 red onion
  * 2 tomatoes
  * 1/4 tsp black pepper
  * 1 1/2 tsp salt
  * 2 tsp curry powder
  * 2 tsp garam masala
  * 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
  * 1/2 tsp ground turmeric

Steps:
  - Wash the rice and put in a medium sauce pan with the broth and turmeric over high heat. Once boiling, reduce and cook for 18 minutes, then let stand off heat for 5 minutes.
  - Dice the onion and put in a medium sized mixing bowl.
  - Finely grate the ginger and dice the garlic, adding to the bowl with the onion.
  - Add bread crumbs, spices, and chicken to the bowl and mix together until well combined.
    * 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
    * 2 tsp curry powder
    * 2 tsp garam masala
    * 1 tsp salt
    * 2 cloves of diced garlic
    * 0.45 kg ground chicken/turkey
  - Use a 1/4 cup measure cup to take the mixture and roll into 4 inch long sausage-like shapes and set on a plate
  - Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat.
  - Once the skillet is hot, add oil and the Kofta. Pan-fry them, rotating/flipping them every 3 minutes until browned and cooked through. Remove from heat.
  - Juice lemon into a medium sized salad bowl.
  - Mince the mint leaves and add to the bowl (remove from stems).
  - Trim and small dice cucumber, then add to the bowl.
  - Small dice tomatoes and add to the bowl.
  - Add yogurt, salt, and pepper to the bowl.
    * 1 1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
    * 1/2 tsp salt
    * 1/4 tsp black pepper
  - Serve

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