Thursday, March 18, 2010

Aloo Kofta


Koftas..I love them.I remember tasting my first-ever Malai Kofta from a restaurant in Ekm while dining out with friends.Strangely I was the only one who liked it and ended up eating the curry by myself.Yeah,that’s what happens when you take non-veg eating friends to a pure vegetarian restaurant!!I liked the potato-paneer based koftas with a slight hint of sweetness and a perfect gravy.

I never could order it again because of the same reason,I would have to finish it all by myself:).

And then..I see Raaga’s post on Aloo Kofta which had me jumping with joy.No paneer,hence I wouldn’t have to wait to make/buy paneer to make this.I was going through her blog to zero in on a dish for Tried and Tasted,an event originally started by Zlamushka and is hosted by Divya of Dil se this month.

That the koftas didn’t need to be deep fried was an added advantage.I loved the koftas and would be making them again.I served it with Spiced Methi Paratha-directly flicked from Nags’ blog.


Aloo Kofta
Recipe from Raaga's blog

Ingredients

For the Koftas

Potato – 2 medium sized,mashed
Green chilly – 1,chopped finely
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Coriander leaves,chopped – 2 tbsp
Haldi – ¼ tsp
Chilly powder – ¼ tsp
Flour – 1 tbsp-mixed in 2 tbsp water
Salt to taste

For the gravy

Onion – 1,chopped
Cashews – 2 tbsp
Poppy seeds – 1 tsp[I did not add this]
Red chillies – 2
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
Haldi – ¼ tsp

Oil – 2 tbsp
Milk – ½ cup
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves and Kasuri Methi to garnish

Method

Grind the ingredients for the gravy in a mixer using a little water if necessary.


Mix all the ingredients for the kofta (except the flour-water mixture) and shape into small balls. Heat the appey pan and put a few drops of oil in each mould. Dip each ball in the flour-water mixture and place it in the moulds. Cook until each ball is golden brown, turning every minute or so. Remove from the pan and drain on absorbent paper.


Heat a tablespoon of oil and add the ground paste. Fry this for a few minutes until the oil separates from the paste. Add the salt and fry for a minute. Add the milk and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the koftas and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and Kasuri Methi.

23 comments :

  1. Aloo koftas look rich! Apologies for not sending that chocolate cake to your event, will be doing it today :)

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  2. Yours looks even prettier... you know what... when you and I meet, we shall go out and order Malai Kofta. I love it, most people I know, don't. So, I order it very rarely :) or almost never.

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  3. When I saw the pics, I initially got confused thinking it was malai kofta. That is a brilliant idea to just pan fry the koftas, the deep frying is what makes this dish so time-consuming.
    Bookmarked!

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  4. i too make koftas in the abel.pan..or bake them.. looks really yumm..

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  5. Hey Divya! Delicious! Great idea to make the koftas this way!! can't wait to try this out!!

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  6. Hey super koftas. I made potato patties in appam pan yesterday. They consume less oil and gets crispy too. Loved ur aloo kofta recipe.

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  7. Potato is my altime favourite...am literarily drooling...

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  8. THose fried kofta's look droolworthy dear....yummy gravy

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  9. Love the koftas divya...and very healthy cooking tooo...methi parathas are yumilicious!

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  10. Lovely dish.. first time here.. nice blog!!

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  11. Aloo kofta curry looks delicious. I love Raaga's blog, its filled with tons of great recipes.

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  12. hmmm..my fav..Ive ALWAYS loved koftas ...and this pic is reigniting my hunger for 'em! Feel too lazy to cook though..maybe ill just drool at this lovely pic and see if it satiates me!!!!

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  13. Love the way you have made those koftasin thaat pan. Andthe kifta curyy looks so so yumm.

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  14. This looks delicious! I enjoy vegetarian dishes often, even though I'm not a vegetarian. Explaining meat-free koftas to my husband was fun, though, since kefteh means "meatball" in Greek :)

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  15. nice recipe!! ur kofta making style is really innovative :)) will surely try it. http://recipegrabbag.blogspot.com/

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  16. Divya - the koftas look gorgeous! I wish i could just have it now without moving a finger! Kaaash...

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  17. Aloo koftas look great and I love them even more as they are not fried:) Lovely recipe!

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  18. This has my tummy growling... Looks soooo good!

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  19. Hi Divya

    First time here.. Tried your aloo kofta yesterday n it turned out superb! Thanks a lot for this awesome recipe.. :) :)

    Anu

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  20. hi, i just tried ur aloo paratha and aloo kofta. the paratha turned out well. it was soft and yummy.the koftas were gud too. i didn't like the gravy though. guess 1 tsp of coriander seeds gives a very bitter sour taste.

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