Vegetable Kofta

Ingredients


For Kofta

• Vegetables - 2 cups (boiled) ( I used frozen mixed vegetables - carrot, beans, green peas, corn, and cauliflower)
• Potato - 1 cup (boiled and smashed)
• Green chilles - 3 to 4 (chopped)
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp (adjusted to taste)
• Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup
• Salt - a per taste
• Corn Flour/All puprose flour - 2 tsp
• Oil for frying

For Gravy

• Tomato - 2 cups
• Onion - 1 cup
• Cashew - 1/2 cup
• Cream or milk - 1/2 cup
• Cumin powder - 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Black Jeera - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Turmeric - 2 pinch
• Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
• Salt as per taste
• Oil - 2 tsp

Method

To Make Kofta

• Smash the potato, vegetables and mix together.
• In that, add the green chillies, coriander powder, cumin powder, chilli powder, chopped coriander, salt and mix thoroughly.
• Now make them in to small round balls (can be of any shape).
• Roll over the corn flour.
• In a kadai, head the oil in medium flame and put the balls one by one slowly and fry till they become slight brown in colour.
• Take them from oil, dry in tissue paper.

To make Gravy

• Dry fry the cashews just for 2 to 3 minutes and grind it to make a coarse powder.
• In a Pan, add oil, onion and little salt and let it become little brown colour.
• To this add ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chopped tomatoes, chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander powder.
• If needed, add little water.
• Cook till the tomatoes becomes soft and blend it in a blender to make a smooth paste.
• In another pan, add oil and when hot, add jeera, and the blended paste.
• Allow to boil by adding the garam masala.
• Add the cream/milk and again boil it.
• Now add the cashew powder, and allow to cook again for another 2 min.
• Now gently put the kofta's one by one and let it rest for half an hour.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any roti, naan, chappathi etc.