Make a delicious party style or a Dhaba style restaurant Kofta curry with mixed vegetables and without using a Potato,although you can use a Potato if you like.Come let’s begin.
Ingredients:-
KOFTA
- 4-5 big florets Cauliflower / Gobhi
- 2 tbsp Carrot / Gajar
- 2 tbsp Capsicum / Shimla mirch
- 3 tbsp Cabbage / Patta gobhi
- 2 tbsp French Beans / Gavar phali
- 1 big Onion / Pyaz
- 2-3 green chillies
- 1 inch Ginger / Adrakh
- 5-6 Garlic cloves / Lasan
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh Coriander / Dhaniya
- Salt to taste or 1 tsp
- 1/2 tsp Carom / Ajwain
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder / Lal mirch
- 3/4 tsp Garam masala
- 1/2 tsp Chaat masala
- 1 tsp dry Mango powder / Aamchur
- 1 tsp Coriander powder / Dhaniya
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder / Zeera
- 6-7 tbsp Bread crumb
- Oil for frying
KOFTA CURRY
- 1 tbsp Oil / Tel
- 2 Bayleaves / Tej patta
- 1/2 tsp Cumin / Zeera
- 1 tsp Garlic paste / Lasan
- 1 tsp Ginger paste / Adrakh
- 2 Onions paste / Pyaz
- 1/4 tsp green Cardamom powder / Hari elachi
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon / Dalchin
- 1 pinch Cloves powder / Lounge
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder / Lal mirch
- 1 cup Tomato puree / Tamatar
- Salt to taste / Namak swad anusar
- 1 tsp Coriander powder / Dhaniya
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder / Zeera
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh Coriander / Dhaniya
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldiram
- 2 tbsp Curd / Dahi
- 2 cup Water / Pani
Method:-
- To a food processor add Cauliflower,Carrot,Capsicum,French beans,Onion,Chillies,fresh Coriander,Ginger and Garlic.Make a coarser Veg mix.
- Take out this into a bowl adding Salt,Carom,Red chilli powder,Garam masala,Chaat masala,Dry mango powder,Coriander powder and Cumin powder.Mix adding Bread crumb to bind.into cylindrical balls.
- Next fry koftas over medium in hot Oil till golden brown flipping upside down to fry evenly on all sides.
- .When done strain out over paper towel.
- Now to make gravy in hot Oil keeping low drop Cumin and Bayleaves .Let it sizzle few seconds,then add to to Ginger paste and Garlic paste.
- Again within few seconds add Onion paste.Stir fry Onions over a medium heat stirring occasionally till golden brownish in colour.
- Keeping heat o low add spices Cardamom powder,Cinnamon powder,Cloves powder and Kashmiri red chilli powder.
- Stir and within few seconds add Tomato purée.Cook the Tomato till moisture dries out and Oil separates then adding Salt,Coriander powder,Cumin powder,Garam masala and Turmeric.
- After adding spices over low within few seconds add Curd.Stir adding about two cups of Water.Mix and let it come to a boil.
- Cover it and then let it cook on low for about 5 minutes.
- Add some fresh chopped Coriander.
- Pour the hot gravy over the made Koftas about 5 minutes prior of serving so that though Koftas absorb little gravy but still don’t get too soft.
Tips :-
- You can even use 2-3 Potatoes to bind veg mix.
- Don’t immediately stir or flip Koftas when added to Oil otherwise being delicate they might break.Wait for 2-3 minutes,let them become firm.
- You can even enjoy the Koftas as a snack.
- If you want a smooth gravy after frying Onions grind masala into a paste.