Cabbage Kofta Curry

Ingredients:
For Kofta:

• Cabbage grated-2&1/2 cups
• Besan(gram flour)3/4 cup
• Ginger(grated)-1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves (chopped)-2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Red chili powder-1/4 tsp
• Oil for fry

For gravy :

• Onion-1 (finely chopped)
• Tomato-2 chopped
• Peanut-2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste-1/4 tbsp
• Red chili powder -1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds-1/4 tsp
• Asafetida (hing)- pinch
• Green chili -2 chopped
• Garam masala-1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil-2 tbsp
• Coriander leaves for garnish

Method:
Make the koftas:
Mix all the ingredients needed for koftas,do not add any water.
Make small balls out of them.
Heat oil in a kadahi.when oil is hot add kofta, a few at a time,and fry the
Koftas until they turn golden brown.keep on paper towel.
Make the gravy:
Grind the tomatoes and peanut to make puree.
Heat the oil in a pan add cumin seeds,hing and green chili Let them crackle,add onion and
sauté until they turn light brown in color.Now add ginger garlic paste, fry til raw smell goes off.
Add tomato and peanut purée and keep frying the tomatoes till the oil separates from the sides.
Add turmeric powder,red chili powder, coriander powder,garam masala and fry for few seconds.
Add 2 & 1/2 cups water,salt and bring to boil, lower the heat and simmer for 6 to 8 minutes.
Add prepared koftas and let it simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes.
Turn off the heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with rice and chapati.
Enjoy!!!!
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you can add chutneys and curd as per your taste.
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 Ingredients:

• Urad dal(spilt skinless black gram)-1 cup             
• Cumin seeds-1 tsp
• Salt to taster
• Asafetida(hing)-pinch
• Oil for frying

 
For Serving:

• Curd- 3 cups
• Roasted cumin powder-1 tsp
• Red chili powder-1 tsp
• Imli ki chutney
• Green chutney
• Black salt to taste
• salt to taste

 Method:
Wash the dal and soak it in water for 4 to 5 hours.
Drain and place in grinder and try to add very little water, grind to a smooth and fluffy paste.
Transfer to a bowl,add the cumin,salt and asafetida and beat by hand until fluffy.
To test if the batter is ready drop pea size batter into a bowl of water if it float on the
Top,that means batter is ready.
Heat oil in a kadahi on medium flame.when its hot shape the batter into small dumplings
Slide them a few at times into the hot oil.cook the vadas  until golden brown.
Remove and keep on paper towel.continue with the remaining paste.
Transfer them to a bowl of hot water and cover.let them soak for 15 minutes.
Squeeze the vadas between your palms to remove excess water.
Put  chilled curd in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
keep the vadas in serving dish and pour the curd to cover the vadas
Sprinkle with the cumin,chili powder,salt,black salt and drizzle both chutneys and serve.
Enjoy!!!

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