The Recipe
Time to make: 30 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 Carrot
- I Potato
- 1 Bell Pepper, small red or green
- 1 Cauliflower, one cup chopped
- ½ cup paneer, crumbled or mozzarella cheese, grated
- ¼ Kashmiri Mirch (or chili powder)
- ¼ Tsp coriander powder
- ¼ Tsp Garam masala
- ¼ Tsp Black Pepper, ground
- ½ cup besan
- 1 Tsp salt
- 1 Cup canola oil
- 12 cashew nuts (soak in 3 Tbs of hot water for 15-20 minutes)
- 1 Tbs butter
- 1 Tbs ghee
- 1 Tsp cumin seeds
- 2 Cardamom pods
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Cinnamon stick, one inch
- ½ cup red onions, grated
- 1 fresh ginger, 2 inch, grated
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 cup Tomatoes diced
- 1 Tsp Coriander ground
- 1 Tsp Cumin ground
- ½ Tsp Garam masala
- 1 Tsp Turmeric
- ½ Tsp Kashmiri Mirch (or chili powder)
- ¼ cup Yoghurt, whole milk plain, blended well by hand or in a mixer.
- 2 Tbs. Cream
- 1Tbs Cilantro, finely chopped
Instructions
- Mix and coarsely grind all vegetables in a processor.
- Transfer to a bowl and add the cheese.
- Add Kashmiti Mirch, coriander, garam masala, black pepper and salt.
- Add besan and mix, add some more besan if needed to ensure the consistency is not runny.
- Mix medium size balls from the mixture (like pakoras)
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium heat and slide the kofta balls in the hot oil.
- Turn over the koftas only when they look brown. Turn them over several times to cook them evenly.
- Fry until crisp and golden.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a plate with paper towel.
- In a heavy bottom pot heat the butter and ghee
- Add cumin, cardamom, whole cloves, bay leaf and cinnamon stick.
- Add the onions, ginger and garlic. Let it cook until the onions are light brown and transparent.
- add tomatoes, coriander, cumin, garam masala, Turmeric, Kashmiri Mirch. cook for five minutes
- Turn off the heat, Let it cool.
- Transfer to a food processor, add the cashews with the water and blend the mixture into a smooth paste.
- Add the yoghurt and cream. Mix and simmer for two minutes. Turn off the heat Garnish with cilantro.