MethodMethod for make kofta balls:
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Heat oil in a deep pan for frying.
- Mean while take a mixing bowl and add cabbage, cumin, ginger, green chillies, salt, coriander leaves and lastly add gram flour and mix well; just sprinkle water and make a smooth dough.
- If it becomes too sticky add some gram flour to it.
- Make sure you don`t add too much water, as it will become sticky, and also don`t keep this mixture for long, as it may become watery.
- Make small, smooth balls and slowly drop the balls one by one in hot oil (Make sure it is not too hot).
- Do not crowd the balls, just drop 4 balls at a time and keep the flame on medium.
- Fry it till it turns golden brown in color. Drain excess oil with a help of a absorbent paper.
Method for making gravy:
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Put tomatoes, green chilies and ginger to make a puree.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, a pinch of asafoetida, then add the gram flour and simmer the flame and fry till the gram flour for about 2 minutes, now add the tomato puree, coriander powder, chili, turmeric powder, and cook on medium flame, until the tomato starts leaving oil, now add curd/yogurt and fry for a minute.
- Now add about 1 and 1/2 cups of water, when it comes to boil, reduce the flame and simmer cook for few more minutes.
- Adjust the thickness of the gravy accordingly.
- Now add the prepared koftas and simmer it for about 7 to 8 minutes.
- Lastly add the chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with phulka or roti.
Ingredients: For the kofta balls:
2 cups - cabbage, finely chopped
3/4 cup + as needed - gram flour/chickpea flour
1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
2 tsp - coriander leaves, finely chopped
1 tsp - ginger
1 and 1/2 tsp - green chilli, finely chopped
Salt as per taste
Oil to fry
For the gravy:
3 - tomatoes, medium size
1/2 inch - ginger
1 - green chilli
2 tbsp - curd/plain yogurt
2 tbsp - oil
Asafeotida, a pinch
1 tsp - cumin seeds
1 tbsp - gram flour/besan
1 tbsp - coriander powder
1 tsp - turmeric
3/4 tsp - red chilli powder (Adjust according to spice requirement)Coriander Leaves - 1 Table Spoon (Finely Chopped)
1 tsp - sugar
Salt as per taste