Kofta Curry

Kofta Curry

 Kofta Curry is a very delicious Recipe. koftas are deep fried balls made from mixed vegetables and they are added into the creamy, delicious, restaurant style gravy. This veg kofta curry is very time consuming dish. But if you have a proper plan and work few tasks simultaneously it can be less time consuming.

 Ingredients:

For 2 different Pastes:

• Onion roughly chopped
• Green chili chopped
• 1-inch Ginger chopped
• 4 cloves Garlic chopped
• ½ cup Water
• 3 cups Tomato roughly chopped

Ingredients for Veg Kofta Curry Recipe:

• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 1 Bay leaf
• Black cardamom
• 4 Green cardamoms
• Cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
• Red chili powder
• 2 teaspoons Coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon Cumin powder
• ½ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup Water to make gravy consistency
• Garam masala
• 2 teaspoons Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) crush between your palm before adding
• ⅓ cup Heavy whipping cream or fresh cream or malai

For tempering:

• 2 tablespoons Ghee 
• Cashew nuts halved
• Almonds halved

For Veg koftas:

• Carrot chopped
• Green peas
• Potatoes peeled and cubed
• ¾ cup Cauliflower (gobi) cut into florets
• ½ cup Green beans (French beans) chopped
• 1 Green chili chopped finely
• 2 tablespoons Cilantro or coriander leaves finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon Red chili powder
• Garam masala
• ½ teaspoon Chaat masala
• 5 tablespoons Besan
• Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Preparation:

• For koftas, steam pressure cook the vegetable for on medium heat.
• Take onion, ginger, garlic and green chili along with little water in a grinder and make smooth paste.
• Remove it to a bowl and keep it aside.
• Make tomato puree.

Making Veg Kofta Curry Recipe:

• Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat and add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black and green cardamom. Saute for a minute.
• Add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
• Now, add onion paste and cook till it becomes thick paste and no more smells raw.
• Then mix in tomato puree and cook till it becomes thick paste and leave the sides of the pan. Do stir in between and make sure that it is not sticking to the pan.
• Now mix in salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and red chili powder, cook for a minute.
• Then add water to make gravy and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
• Add garam masala and kasoori methi, mix well.
• Lastly, add cream and bring to a single boil and turn off the stove.

Making Vegetable Koftas:

• Take cooked vegetables in a bowl and mash them roughly.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix to make sticky yet not too soft mixture.
• Grease your palm and shape into 12 equal sized balls.
• Fry them into hot oil till they are golden brown slightly crisp from all the sides.
• Remove it to a plate.