Vegetarian Recipe
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
For the Kofta:
- 2 ½ lb. potatoes
- 2 heaped tablespoons of crumbled paneer
- 8-10 cashew nuts chopped
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp red-pepper powder
- 1 cup Green Peas
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- 2 tsp corn starch
- Salt to Taste
- Oil for frying the koftas
For the gravy:
- 3 medium onions ground to paste
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 tsp red-pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp ground peanuts/cashew nuts
Method:
1. Bake potatoes.
2. Peel, mash and add salt & corn starch.
3. Keep aside.
4. Mix all the other ingredients for the koftas into a paste.
5. Make rounds of the potato dough and place a little of the prepared mixture in the center of each round.
6. Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds.
7. Deep fry each kofta till golden brown.
8. Drain and keep aside.
9. Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown and the oil begins to separate.
10. Add tomato sauce and the masala powders.
11. Add Cashew paste and heavy cream.
12. The gravy will begin to thicken.
13. Mix in some water if necessary.
14. When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.
15. Heat through and serve.
16. The koftas should be put in just before eating the dish or else they will turn soggy.