Kata Kat or Takka Tak is one of the famous meat recipes in Pakistan. You can make this at home with the same taka tak sound 🙂 I have tried the recipe of COOKING WITH FAIZA. It was finger licking delicious.
INGREDIENTS FOR KATA KAT SPECIAL MASALA:
Whole Black pepper | 2 tbsp |
Black Cardamom | 5 |
Dried ginger powder | 1 tbsp |
Mace/ Javtri | 1/2 tbsp |
Poppy seeds | 1/2 tbsp |
Whole coriander seeds | 1/4 cup |
Cumin seeds | 1/2 cup |
Green cardamom | 7 |
Clove/ laung | 1 tsp |
Nutmeg/ jaifil | 1 tsp |
Cinnamon stick | 3 pieces , 1 inch |
Coriander powder | 1 tbsp |
METHOD:
- Grind all spices and store in an air tight jar.
- You can store it for an year.
- When needed, use according to your taste and requirement.

INGREDIENTS FOR KATA KAT:
Goat Liver | 1/2 kg, chopped |
Kidney | 2, washed and chopped |
Goat Heart | 1 , chopped |
Goat Brain | 2, cleaned, washed |
Tomatoes | 2 large, chopped |
Onion | 1 medium, chopped |
Yogurt | 1/2 cup |
Kata kat masala | to taste / 3 tsp |
Red chili powder | 1 tsp |
Salt | to taste |
Butter | 3-4 tbsp |
Green chilies | 4 |
Green coriander leaves | 1/2 cup |
Ginger | 2 tbsp |
Fenugreek leaves/ Qasori methi | 1 tbsp |
Garlic fresh and grinded | 2 tbsp |
METHOD:
- In 2 cups of water mix garlic paste and prepare garlic water.
- In a wide pan or tawa add kidney , liver and heart of goat with 1/4 cup garlic water. Cover with the lid till water dries.
- Cook on low flame, add more garlic water if needed. Cook till meat tender.
- Add chopped tomatoes and onion in it and cover again till soft. Now add Brain and cook till brain cook well. ( I have not used brain in my recipe )
- Add green chilies Julien cut and mix well.
- In a bowl mix kata kat masala, salt, red chili powder and yogurt. Mix well.
- Add in meat and cook on high flame now. Use two rice spoons to do kata kat.
- Cook till water dries. Now add butter and mix.
- Add green coriander, green chilies, ginger Julien cut and qasori methi. Mix well.
- Serve with Naans.

- You can see video of this recipe here:
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