Kofta for a Crowd - Award Winning Recipe from Curry Clash 2015

This is Khamisa Abdulla's winning recipe in the amateur category for the Asian Community & Cultural Center's Curry Clash 2015. This makes a large amount to serve to a big crowd.

5 lb ground beef
6 eggs
2 green peppers, chopped and pureed
1 bunch cilantro, chopped including stems
2 T pureed garlic paste
1 sm can tomato paste
2 T freshly ground cardamom pods, most of the husks removed
1 c oil
3 T beef bouillon granules
2 T salt
1 T ground pepper
1 Knorr Beef cube
6 c cooked rice, cooled
4 c mashed potato flakes
1 T baking powder
2 -3 T curry powder

Turn oven on to 400 degrees. Add all of the  above to a large bowl. Mix well with your hands. Put a small amount of oil in a dish and oil your fingers. Take about 3 T of beef mixture into your hand and form it into a log shape about 3" long. Place the logs on a rimmed baking sheet. Once the baking sheet is full, put it in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until the tops have lightly browned. Repeat until all of the beef mixture is cooked. Put cooked kofta in a deep baking dish.

Sauce:
2 sm cans of tomato paste
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 c water
1 T ground cardamom
1 T cumin
2 T salt
Simmer sauce over medium heat while you cook the kofta. Sauce should be thick enough to just coat the kofta. You may have to thin with additional water.

Once all the kofta is cooked and put into several deep pans. Evenly distribute the sauce over the meat, tossing to coat.  Seal pans with foil and put into the oven to steam for 10-15 minutes.

Enjoy!