Description[]
- Ethnicity - Awadhi, North Indian
- Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
Ingredients[]
Koftas[]
- 250 g potatoes, boiled, peeled and mashed
- 1 cup spinach (palak), washed and chopped
- ½ cup methi (fenugreek), washed and chopped
- ½ cup coriander, washed and chopped
- salt to taste
- juice of 1 lime
- ½ cup corn flour or besan (gram flour)
- ¼ tsp red chilli powder
- oil for frying
Gravy[]
- 2 medium size onions, finely chopped
- 1 large tomato, puréed
- 1 cup plain non-fat yogurt (dahi)
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup cream
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp sugar
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- 4 tbsp oil
Spice paste[]
- 12 almonds, soaked and peeled
- 3 tbsp poppy seeds
- 3 tbsp melon seeds
- 1 tsp each ginger-garlic paste
- 3 – 4 green chillies
Directions[]
Koftas[]
- Mix all the ingredients of koftas together and divide into equal portions and shape into long rolls, deep-fry till golden in colour.
- Drain onto an absorbent paper and keep aside.
Gravy[]
Spice paste[]
- Grind the spice paste ingredients to a paste.
- Add the spice paste ingredients and stir-fry for few minutes.
- Add turmeric powder, coriander powder,sugar and salt.
- Stir-fry for few seconds.
- Stir in tomato puree and cook on high heat, stirring continuously till oil begins to separate.
- Now add yogurt, milk and cream and cook stirring continuously till oil begins to separate.
- Add 1 cups of water and bring to boil.
- Simmer and cook for 5 – 10 minutes or until desired consistency.
- Just before eating, place the fried koftas in a serving dish and pour the hot gravy over and serve immediately garnished with garam masala powder and chopped coriander.