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.
Ingredients
Kofta Mixture
- 1
Grate or mince the , , , and in a food processor, food chopper or with a grater.
- 2
Make a coarse mince of the vegetables from .
- 3
Take the vegetable mixture from in a bowl.
- 4
Add the to the vegetable mixture from .
Kofta Seasoning
- 5
Add [ADDITION] the , , , , and to the .
- 6
Mix the mixture from very well.
- 7
If the mixture from appears too light and watery, add more .
- 8
Check the taste of the mixture from and add more , , , and if required.
- 9
Make small to medium sized balls from the mixture from .
Frying Kofta
- 10
Heat the for deep frying in a pan.
- 11
Add a small tiny piece of the to the and check if it breaks in oil.
- 12
If the piece from breaks or bursts in oil, return to the mixture from Seasoning#4 and add more Seasoning:besan.
- 13
If the piece from does not break, keep the flame to medium and gently slide the into the hot .
- 14
Turn the from only when.
- 15
Turn over the from a couple of times and fry till they are crisp and golden.
- 16
Remove the fried kofta from with a slotted spoon and place them on kitchen paper towels.
Cashew Paste
- 17
Take the in a food processor, chopper or blender/grinder jar.
- 18
Add the to the .
- 19
Grind the mixture from to a smooth paste.
- 20
Remove the cashew paste from and keep aside.
Onion Paste
- 21
Take the , , and in a processor, chopper or grinder.
- 22
Grind the mixture from without adding any water to a semi-fine or smooth paste.
- 23
Keep the onion paste from aside.
Tomato Puree
- 24
Take the in a processor, chopper or grinder.
- 25
Grind the without adding any water to a semi-fine or smooth puree.
- 26
Remove the tomato puree from and keep aside.
Curry Base
- 27
Heat the in a pan or thick bottomed kadai.
- 28
Add the , , , and to the hot .
- 29
Sauté the spices from for a few seconds till they splutter.
Curry Gravy
- 30
Add the to the curry base from Base#3.
- 31
Mix and sauté the from on a low to medium flame, stirring often.
- 32
Sauté till the from turns golden.
- 33
Add the and mix very well.
- 34
Add the .
- 35
Mix again and sauté the masala from for on a low to medium flame, stirring often.
- 36
Add the and and mix very well.
- 37
Keep the flame to low and add the .
- 38
Stir briskly and quickly while adding the , then mix very well.
- 39
Sauté the masala from till oil or ghee releases from the sides.
Curry Finish
- 40
Add the to the masala from Gravy#10.
- 41
Season the gravy from with .
- 42
Bring the gravy from to a simmer on low to medium flame for .
- 43
Add the , and to the gravy from .
- 44
Mix the gravy from very well.
- 45
Switch off the flame and add the .
- 46
Mix the gravy from again.
Serving
- 47
Take the in a serving bowl or dish.
- 48
Place the on the .
- 49
Garnish with , and .
- 50
Serve the kofta curry from with roti, naan or jeera rice.