Kolhapuri Bater (Japanese Farmed Quail) Masala
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4
 
Ingredients
  • 300 grams Bater (Japanese Farmed Quail)
  • 7 dried Kashmiri red chilies
  • ⅓ rd cup grated dried coconut
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp black cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tsp white sesame seeds
  • 2 and ½ inches cinnamon stick
  • 7 peppercorn
  • 7 cloves
  • ½ tsp dried lichen
  • ½ tsp mace
  • 2 star anise
  • ¼th tsp crushed nutmeg
  • 4 black cardamom
  • 4 green cardamom
  • 3 medium sized onions finely chopped (150 grams)
  • ⅓ rd whisked curd (80 grams)
  • 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • juice of ½ lime
  • 1 and ½ tsp byadagi red chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Cooking Oil
  • Salt
Instructions
  1. We will make a curd based marinade.Put curd in a large bowl,1 tsp salt, red chili powder,lime juice, turmeric powder.Mix.
  2. Coat quails in the marinade.Cover bowl with cling wrap and keep it aside for 30 mins.
  3. Meanwhile, we will dry roast spices in a pan until it starts releasing aroma(Coriander seeds,cumin seeds,black cumin seeds,white sesame seeds,cloves, peppercorns, star anise,green cardamom, black cardamom and cinnamon stick,fennel seeds,mace,dried lichens,red chilies,nutmeg powder,poppy seeds,dried grated coconut)
  4. Allow the dry roasted spices to cool down and then grind them into fine masala paste.
  5. Add 4 tbsp oil in a pan. Fry until onions turn golden brown.On low fame it takes 10 minutes.
  6. Add ginger garlic paste.Now add masala paste. Bhunao. For Bhunao you may add 1-2 tbsp water.
  7. Bhunao masala for 5 mins. Oil starts oozing out on top.Boil 2 cups of water for gravy. Add marinated quails to the masala. Add leftover marinade.Mix.
  8. Add boiled water for gravy. Adjust gravy consistency as required.Allow gravy to boil on medium heat.We have added 1 and ½ cup water.
  9. Add salt to taste.Lower the heat and cook covered until quails are completely cooked.Quails get cooked completely in 25 mins on low heat.
  10. Turn off the heat. Keep them covered until serving.
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/kolhapuri-bater-japanese-farmed-quail-masala/