Plate of large meatballs in pale yellow yogurt gravy.

Kashmiri Gustaba

India · South Asia

Short description
This meatball curry is soft, rich, and often served near the end of an elaborate meal.
Ingredients
Pounded mutton meatballs in yogurt gravy with ghee, cardamom, cloves, fennel, dry ginger, onion, and salt.
Cultural note
The texture depends on pounding the meat until smooth, producing tender meatballs rather than coarse kofta.
Common misconception
It is not ordinary kofta in red sauce; the gravy is pale, yogurt-based, and aromatic.

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Miansari66
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audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
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OpenAI API Text to Speech
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AI-generated voice audio.