MALAI KOFTA CURRY RECIPE
January 18th, 2008Ingredients:
Carrot- 100 gms
Beans- 100 gms
Peas- 100gms
Potatoes- 100gms
Corn flour- 2 tbl.sps
Tomatoes- ¼ kg
Bread crumbs- 2 tbl.sps
Onions- 1 or 2
Ginger- 1 inch piece
Garlic flakes- 10 or 12
Cinamon- 1 stick
Cloves- 5
Fresh cream- 1 ½ cup
To make paste:
Cashew nuts- 1 hand full
Poppy seeds- 1 tbl.sp
Preparation Method:
- Cut onions into thin long pieces.
- Blanch tomatoes in hot water, remove the skin and make into paste.
- Cut all the vegetables very finely and steam them in pressure cooker.
- When it is cooled completely, add 2 tablespoons of corn flour, bread crumbs, salt and little chilli with hand and deep fry in hot oil.
- Mash with hand, make a paste of ginger and garlic.
- Keep aside. Make a paste of ginger and garlic.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of oil or ghee in pan add cinnamon, cloves, ginger garlic paste, onions and fry.
- When it turns into a golden brown, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, dhania powder and then tomato puree.
- Cook for few minutes, mix ground cashews, poppy with ¾ cup of cream to this. Pour enough water and cook until thick.
- Cook for 5 to 10 minutes and remove from fire. To serve, arrange koftas in the serving dish, pour other half of the beaten cream on top.
- Pour the hot gravy on top, serve hot sprinkled with cut coriander leaves.
