Ingredients

• 1.5 kg -spiced and condimented minced meat
• Curd
• 50 g - green mint or green coriander sprigs
• 4 tbsp - emulsion of shallots and onions
• 2 tbsp -mustard oil, or any other edible oil
• 2 tbsp - ghee (clarified butter)
• 1/2 tsp -aniseed powder
• 1/2 tsp- ginger powder
• 1/2 tsp -cumin seeds and black cardamom seeds powder
• 1/4 tsp - Caraway seeds
• 3 -cloves
• 5 - garlic cloves
• 1 tsp- garam masala
• salt
• 10 - green cardamom

How to Make Goashtaba

• After moistening the palms with a little water and oil, take enough quantity of the prepared minced meat, to make into a 2 inch or 3 inch diameter compact balls.
• Wash the green mint or green coriander sprigs, after discarding coarse stems and bad leaves. Chop finely and keep aside.
• Beat the curd, in a steel or glass bowl, after adding the caraway seeds.
• Peel the garlic cloves and chop these too.
• In a round bottomed, copper or a heavy steel 'patila' of about 3 litres capacity, boil the prepared minced meat balls, in sufficient water to immerse these wholly.
• Before boiling starts, add the salt, the aniseed and ginger powders to the water.
• After half an hour, remove the pot from heat and strain the soup in a bowl and keep the boiled meat balls separately in a plate.
• Discard the residue left after straining and clean the cooking vessel.
• Heat the oil in the vessel till the foam disappears.
• Add ghee, cloves and chopped garlic.
• Stir again, add the prepared curd and the soup, thoroughly mix together.
• Go on stirring with a steel or wooden ladle, so that the curd does not crack.
• When the oil, ghee, curd and soup boil and blend nicely, add the boiled minced meat balls, onion and shallot seasoning.
• Let it cook on a low heat till the gravy becomes somewhat thick and oil and 'Ghi' begin to show.
• Now add the garam masala, cinnamon, black cardamom powder, the slightly crushed green cardamoms and the finely chopped green mint or green coriander leaves.
• Turn the balls with a broad steel spatula.| | 'Goashtaba' is ready to be served hot, along with a delicious gravy.