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    Published: Mar 19, 2018 · Modified: Nov 19, 2020 by Usha Rao

    Healthy, Baked Chicken Kofta - Meatballs

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    Baked chicken kofta or meatballs are a healthy kofta, seasoned with Indian spices. Serve it as an appetizer or as a meal with some veggies or throw it in a pasta or a curry.

    A plate of healthy baked chicken kofta (meatballs) seasoned with Indian spices and served with grilled vegetables.
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    • Theme of the Week
    • Baked Chicken Kofta
    • How to make Baked Chicken Meatballs
    • 📖 Recipe

    Theme of the Week

    This week's theme is, is everything round a laddu? And as we saw in last two days, everything that is round is not a laddu. For the first day, it was edible chocolate chip cookie dough balls which is a fusion laddu and yesterday it was a savory snack, Mysore bonda. Today I have another savory round shaped food, baked chicken kofta.

    A plate of baked chicken meatballs  seasoned with Indian spices.

    Baked Chicken Kofta

    Almost every cuisine has a version of meatball or kofta. Minced meat is seasoned with spices, rolled into a small ball and then, it is either deep fried or shallow fried. However, in today's recipe, meatballs are seasoned with Indian spices and baked in the oven. Kofta are Indian version of meatballs, though usually prepared with goat or lamb mince.

    Another angle of meatballs in a square plate.

    Baked kofta require less oil and also cuts back on time spent near the cooking range. These baked chicken kofta is great as an appetizer and also make a great meal for those on low carb diet.

    A plate of healthy baked meatballs.

    Serve meatballs or kofta with baked, steamed or sauteed vegetables to make a filling and complete meal. Other meal ideas are meatball sub sandwiches, meatball pasta and kofta curry.

    Chicken kofta cut open.

    How to make Baked Chicken Meatballs

    📖 Recipe

    Baked Chicken Kofta

    A healthy, baked chicken kofta are a great appetizers and a meal when served with some pasta or vegetables.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
    Cuisine: Fusion, Indian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 24 pieces
    Calories:

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ - 2 tablespoon Oil
    • 1 medium sized Onion chopped (about ½ cup when chopped)
    • 3 small Green Chilies chopped (approximately 2 - 2 ½ tsp, adjust to taste )
    • 2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 1 ½ teaspoon Chili Powder
    • ¾ - 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to taste
    • ¾ teaspoon Cumin Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
    • 1 Egg
    • ½ cup chopped Cilantro loosely packed
    • 1 Scallion chopped, optional
    • 1 lb Lean Ground Chicken
    • ¼ cup Breadcrumbs

    Instructions

    • Heat about 1 tablespoon of  oil in a pan and saute onions until soft, for a minute.
    • Then add green chilies, ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute or two until raw smell of ginger dissipates.
    • Let the mixture cool
    • To this add all the spices, egg, cilantro, scallions and mix well.
    • Add ground chicken, breadcrumbs to the mixture and mix until well combined.
    • Preheat the oven to 400F.
    • Oil a large baking tray and keep aside.
    • Apply some oil to hand, take some chicken mixture, roll into a 1 ½ - 2” diameter ball and place in the baking sheet.
    • Make rest of the kofta (meatballs) similarly  and it yields 22 - 24 meatballs.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
    • Switch to broil mode and broil for 3 minutes.
    • Turn off the oven and let the kofta sit in the oven for another couple of minutes.
    • Check if the kofta are cooked.  When cut in half, juices should run clear or should read 150 - 165 F on a kitchen thermometer.
    • Remove from oven and serve hot as an appetizer, or with some grilled vegetables for a meal.

    Notes

    • Temperatures vary from oven to oven. Hence, when making the recipe for the first time, use the bake time as a guide to bake kofta.
    • To grill vegetables, cut vegetables in to desired size, season with oil, salt, chili powder or pepper powder and garlic powder.
    • Place it on the bottom rack, 5 minutes into baking the meatballs. Basically veggies will bake for last 15 minutes and then in broil mode.
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    A plate of healthy, baked chicken meatballs seasoned with Indian spices and served with baked vegetables.
    A plate of healthy, baked chicken meatballs seasoned with Indian spices and served with baked vegetables.

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    1. Chef Mireille says

      April 10, 2018 at 3:39 pm

      5 stars
      love the fact that these are baked - I would definitely try these

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    2. Suja Ram says

      April 05, 2018 at 4:14 am

      Koftas look great. Lovely pics as usual Usha. Those Broccoli chunks are a good contrast with the Koftas.

      Reply
    3. Jayashree says

      April 02, 2018 at 6:03 pm

      Nice interpretation of the theme. The pics have come out very well.

      Reply
    4. Priya Srinivasan says

      April 02, 2018 at 11:02 am

      5 stars
      Looks like a perfect snack for meat lovers usha! can be enjoyed as an appetizer or as a side when served with sauce! love how beautifully you have plated them with veggies and greens!

      Reply
    5. Pavani says

      March 29, 2018 at 2:09 pm

      Baked chicken kofta look great Usha. Love the way you presented them with veggies -- colorful plate of food.
      3 very interesting ladoo recipes for this week -- loved them all.

      Reply
    6. sapana says

      March 27, 2018 at 5:56 am

      5 stars
      Baked meatballs kofta sounds like a perfect treat for meat lovers and the fact these are baked makes them more interesting.

      Reply
    7. Suma Gandlur says

      March 24, 2018 at 3:46 pm

      Another great choice for 'round' dishes.

      Reply
    8. srividhya says

      March 23, 2018 at 4:44 pm

      Omg those pictures are awesome and I bet its a treat for chicken lovers. I can clearly say now that everything round is not laddo. 😉

      Reply
    9. Jyoti Babel says

      March 23, 2018 at 9:58 am

      I guess that is a treat for all chicken lovers out there

      Reply
    10. Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says

      March 22, 2018 at 1:45 pm

      Love this ,my fav,I usually prepare a biriyani with this or gravy.. One of our popular Sunday menu..

      Reply
    11. Priya Suresh says

      March 22, 2018 at 11:08 am

      My chicken loving family will definitely enjoy these baked koftas, they are just prefect to enjoy with some spicy sauce.

      Reply
    12. vaishalisabnani says

      March 21, 2018 at 7:27 pm

      Beautiful clicks and very well presented koftas . Interesting pick for the theme.

      Reply
    13. manjulabharathkumar2016 says

      March 20, 2018 at 10:52 pm

      Another wonderful selection for the theme ..perfect kofta .. Loved all your round shaped dishes . I enkoyed doing this theme in the first week , your savory version ladoos are perfect 🙂

      Reply
      • manjulabharathkumar2016 says

        March 20, 2018 at 10:53 pm

        sorry for the typo i meant enjoyed 😀

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        • MySpicyKitchen says

          March 21, 2018 at 9:31 am

          Manju, I read it as enjoyed and didn't even realize there was a typo until I read this comment. 🙂

          Reply
    14. Harini says

      March 20, 2018 at 9:11 am

      Nice pictures. I am sure meat lovers will appreciate it better.

      Reply

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