CreatedOct 4, 2026
UpdatedOct 6, 2026

Vegetable Kofta

Kofta Curry is a creamy restaurant-style Indian curry made with veg koftas prepared from finely minced raw vegetables like carrots, cauliflower, capsicum, peas and potatoes. The vegetable balls are shaped, fried and then served in a rich spiced onion, tomato and cashew based gravy.

45 ingredients · 50 steps

Ingredients

Kofta Mixture

  1. 1

    Grate or mince the , , , and in a food processor, food chopper or with a grater.

  2. 2

    Make a coarse mince of the vegetables from .

  3. 3

    Take the vegetable mixture from in a bowl.

  4. 4

    Add the to the vegetable mixture from .

Kofta Seasoning

  1. 5

    Add [ADDITION] the , , , , and to the .

  2. 6

    Mix the mixture from very well.

  3. 7

    If the mixture from appears too light and watery, add more .

  4. 8

    Check the taste of the mixture from and add more , , , and if required.

  5. 9

    Make small to medium sized balls from the mixture from .

Frying Kofta

  1. 10

    Heat the for deep frying in a pan.

  2. 11

    Add a small tiny piece of the to the and check if it breaks in oil.

  3. 12

    If the piece from breaks or bursts in oil, return to the mixture from Seasoning#4 and add more Seasoning:besan.

  4. 13

    If the piece from does not break, keep the flame to medium and gently slide the into the hot .

  5. 14

    Turn the from only when.

  6. 15

    Turn over the from a couple of times and fry till they are crisp and golden.

  7. 16

    Remove the fried kofta from with a slotted spoon and place them on kitchen paper towels.

Cashew Paste

  1. 17

    Take the in a food processor, chopper or blender/grinder jar.

  2. 18

    Add the to the .

  3. 19

    Grind the mixture from to a smooth paste.

  4. 20

    Remove the cashew paste from and keep aside.

Onion Paste

  1. 21

    Take the , , and in a processor, chopper or grinder.

  2. 22

    Grind the mixture from without adding any water to a semi-fine or smooth paste.

  3. 23

    Keep the onion paste from aside.

Tomato Puree

  1. 24

    Take the in a processor, chopper or grinder.

  2. 25

    Grind the without adding any water to a semi-fine or smooth puree.

  3. 26

    Remove the tomato puree from and keep aside.

Curry Base

  1. 27

    Heat the in a pan or thick bottomed kadai.

  2. 28

    Add the , , , and to the hot .

  3. 29

    Sauté the spices from for a few seconds till they splutter.

Curry Gravy

  1. 30

    Add the to the curry base from Base#3.

  2. 31

    Mix and sauté the from on a low to medium flame, stirring often.

  3. 32

    Sauté till the from turns golden.

  4. 33

    Add the and mix very well.

  5. 34

    Add the .

  6. 35

    Mix again and sauté the masala from for on a low to medium flame, stirring often.

  7. 36

    Add the and and mix very well.

  8. 37

    Keep the flame to low and add the .

  9. 38

    Stir briskly and quickly while adding the , then mix very well.

  10. 39

    Sauté the masala from till oil or ghee releases from the sides.

Curry Finish

  1. 40

    Add the to the masala from Gravy#10.

  2. 41

    Season the gravy from with .

  3. 42

    Bring the gravy from to a simmer on low to medium flame for .

  4. 43

    Add the , and to the gravy from .

  5. 44

    Mix the gravy from very well.

  6. 45

    Switch off the flame and add the .

  7. 46

    Mix the gravy from again.

Serving

  1. 47

    Take the in a serving bowl or dish.

  2. 48

    Place the on the .

  3. 49

    Garnish with , and .

  4. 50

    Serve the kofta curry from with roti, naan or jeera rice.