Thursday, June 5, 2008

KOFTA CURRY

Ingredients :- ( for making koftas)

Cauliflower - 1 medium size
Ginger - 1 spoon
Garam masal a powder ½ spoon
Milk ½ cup
Corn flour 2 spoons
Green chilies 2
Bread crumbs 4 spoons
Paneer 4 ounces
Thymol seeds (ajwain ) ½ spoon (optional)
Ghee for frying
Salt to taste

Preparation :- ( to prepare kofta )

Cut cauliflower into big flowerettes, wash well and soak in salted water for half an hour, wash again and steam in pressure cooker with cut ginger, without adding any water, allow to cool and mash it . mix bread crumbs , garam masala powder finelycut chilies and salt to that, make small balls with a small piece of paneer inside Ajwin can be added to the mashed cauliflower mix corn flour in milk to from paste . dip these balls in it and coat with bread crumbs and deep fry till golden brown.

Ingredients :- ( for the gravy )

Onions - 3 big
Ginger 1 inch piece
Garlic 6 flakes
Tomatoes 4 medium size
Curds ½ cup
Bay leaf 1
Cinnamon 1 inch piece
Red chilly powder 1 spoon
Dhania powder 1 spoon
Garam masala 1 spoon
Salt to taste
Ghee for frying.

Preparation :-

Cut onions long thin pieces, grind ginger, garolic to paste, heat ghee in a pan , add cinnamon and bay leaf then put onions and fry till litebrown, mix ginger garlic paste, and fry for 2 more minutes, added dhania powder, and chilly powder, garam masala and ½ cup of beaten curds, fry till ghee separates from it, blanch tomatoes in hot water , peel the skin and chop finely , add cut tomatoes,and ontinue to fry till the gravy , becomes pulpy, pour enough water , salt and boil for 5 to 8 minutes when gravy is thick remove from fire, keep the fried koftas separately, while serving arrange koftas in serving dish. Pour hot gravy on top, sprinkle cut coriander leaves and dot with fresh cream.

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