Chicken Masala Balls Recipe

Prep & Cooking: 30-40 mts

Ingredients:
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

HOW TO COOK
1 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.
2 Grind the roasted ingredients along with ginger, garlic and green chillis to a coarse paste, then add the chopped raw onions, coriander leaves, chicken and salt, grind further to form a smooth paste.
3 Add a tbsp of oil to the ground mixture and mix thoroughly before shaping into small lemon sized balls.
4 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.
5 Serve hot with tomato sauce or green chutney.