For vegetarians potato lovers aloo kofta can be called a treat.With a lot of spicy Indian flavours.
Ingredients :- ( Serves 6 )
KOFTA
- 4 boiled Potatoes / Aloo
- 4 tsp Corn flour
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp Cumin / Zeera
- 1/4 tsp Ginger paste / Adrakh
- 2 chopped green chillies
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1/4 tsp Cumins seeds / Zeera
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder / Dhaniya
- Oil for frying
Gravy
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1/4 tsp Coriander seeds / Dhaniya
- 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds / Zeera
- 1/2 tsp Ginger paste / Adrakh
- 1 chopped chilli / Mirch
- 4 Tomatoes / Tamatar paste
- A pinch Asofoetida
- 1/4 tsp Green cardamom / Elachi
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon / Dalchini
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder / Lal mirch
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder / Dhaniya
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric / Haldi
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Curd / Dahi
- 1/4 tsp Garam masala
- 2 cup Water
- 1 tbsp chopped Coriander leaves / Hara Dhaniya
Method:-
- Peel boiled potatoes.
- Add all the above kofta ingredients and mash into a dough.
- Make lemon size kofta balls out of the dough applying little oil over your palm if required.
- Fry Kofta balls in hot Oil till golden brown and crispy.over a medium heat ,it will hardly take you 2-3 minutes.
- To make gravy in hot Oil add Cumin and Coriander,let this to crackle for few seconds and then add all the ingredients.
- Let the gravy boil for a minute and then add made aloo kofta balls in it
- Put off the stove and let the aloo koftas sit in gravy for at least 2 minutes before you serve them.
Tips :-
- Don’t fry too many kofta balls at once.
- After you add kofta balls in hot Oil let them sit there for about 30 seconds to a minute and then move them.
- Fry in a Heavy bottom pan.
- Kofta balls absorb all the gravy in themselves,so always add them in gravy when you have to serve the curry.