Chicken kabab wali Dal | Chicken Kofta Dal | Dal kababi | Chicken mince balls cooked with urad dal | How to cook chicken mince kababs in urad dal with step by step instructions
This Uttar Pradesh, Awadhi cuisine dish Chicken kabab wali Dal | Chicken Kofta Dal is prepared using minced chicken koftas cooked in spicy urad dal curry.
The recipe is such a unique combination of chicken and urad dal, a delight for chicken lovers, that will sweep them off their feet.
For more Chicken recipes, do check out the following on the blog –
Restaurant style Chicken awadh
Lahsuni murgh/ Garlick chicken
Step by step instructions and pictorial presentation to make Chicken kabab wali Dal | Chicken Kofta Dal
To begin with soak Urad dal for 4 hours atleast. Cover and keep aside.
Meanwhile clean and wash chicken mince. Place this in colander so that remaining water drains out completely.
Now marinate the chicken for 30 minutes with above mentioned masalas along with curd.
Make small round shape kababs. Keep it aside for later use.
To Cook dal
In a thick bottom pan heat oil. Add cumin/jeera. Once it crackle, add chopped onions.
Saute it for few minutes, put salt, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric.
Once the masalas are sauted, add minced ginger & garlic. Saute and add chopped tomatoes. Saute till the masala is browned.
Cook it well on low flame so that everything comes together and tomatoes have softened.
Add water, coriander leaves and garam masala. After that, add soaked dal.
Boil it after a while, add chicken mince kababs and cover and cook till both dal and chicken is completely cooked.
Add more water if the curry is too thick.
Serve hot with lemon wedges. Pair it with chapati, Beetroot and pomegranate raita.
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Chicken kabab wali Dal | Chicken Kofta Dal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Urad dal/ Skinless Split Black Gram soaked for 4 hours
To marinate the chicken
- 200 grams Chicken mince
- 1/2 teaspoon curd
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1 tsp Chicken masala
Other ingredients
- 2 tsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 2 Onions finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes chopped
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 4 Garlic flakes
- 1 Green chili
- 1/2 inch Ginger
- Handful Fresh coriander leaves
- 2 cups Water
- 4 Lemon wedges
Instructions
- To begin with soak Urad dal for 4 hours atleast. Cover and keep aside.
- Meanwhile clean and wash chicken mince. Place this in colander so that remaining water drains out completely.
- Now marinate the chicken for 30 minutes with above mentioned masalas along with curd.
- Make small round shape kababs. Keep it aside for later use
- In a thick bottom pan heat oil. Add cumin/jeera. Once it crackle, add chopped onions.
- Saute it for few minutes, put salt, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric.
- Once the masalas are sauted, add minced ginger & garlic. Saute and add chopped tomatoes. Saute till the masala is browned.
- Cook it well on low flame so that everything comes together and tomatoes have softened.
- Add water, coriander leaves and garam masala. After that, add soaked dal.
- Boil it after a while, add chicken mince kababs and cover and cook till both dal and chicken is completely cooked.
- Add more water if the curry is too thick.
- Serve hot with lemon wedges. Pair it with chapati, Beetroot and pomegranate raita.
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Loved your list of spices, maybe I can make the dal with soy chunks or tofu. This is such a unique dal recipe.
Thanks Uma. You can swap chicken with tofu or soya chunks.
That is an interesting recipe, using urad dal as the base and chicken kofta. I personally don’t eat meat but am sharing this recipe link with my son. Am sure he will love to make this unusual recipe.
Thanks Mayuri and so kind of you to share recipe with your son.
I have turned vegetarian but had a few non-vegetarian guests at home last week. I made this dish for them and they all loved it and asked for the recipe. Thanks for this amazing recipe.
That’s so awesome to try my recipe for the guests. I am glad they liked it.
Very interesting Dal recipe with urad dal. I forwarded the recipe to a friend who like dal and chicken and they reviewed it perfect. I am so glad you posted this.
Thanks Seema.
Lata, this is unique recipe of daal, packed with double protein. It sounds so good, as I do not consume meat products I added kofta made using soya mince and it tasted so wonderful with all those aromatic spices. Thanks for such a delicious recipe.
You did the fabulous change Hayley by adding soya mince kofta being a vegetarian. I am glad you tried and loved it. Thank you for the wonderful feedback.
My family loves chicken and when I tried this dal last week they relished it and requested to make it again. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Lata you never fail to impress with your unique dishes. I have thought to try this recipe so many time. Your recipe sounds perfect to try.
That is a wonderful protein over protein dal recipe and love the use of Urad dal here. I gave this recipe to my neighbor who loves dal and she absolutely loved it. Now I have requests for this dal from many neighbors.