Rangeen Kofta Curry

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Make delicious kofta with colourful vegetables filling, cooked in rich tomato gravy.

Ingredients:

  

For Kofta covering

2 potatoes, boiled & mashed

2 bread slices, squeezed out of water

1/4 tsp pepper

1 tsp tomato ketchup

Salt to taste

For Kofta filling

1/2 capsicum, shredded

1/2 carrot, shredded

2 tbsp cabbage, shredded

2 tbsp cheese, grated

Salt and pepper to taste

For the gravy

4 tablespoon oil

1 brown cardamom

1” cinnamon stick

1 tsp ginger, finely grated

2 large tomatoes

1 large onion

1/4 cup milk

1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

Salt to taste

Method:

• For the covering, mix all the ingredients for covering till well blended. 
• Divide into equal balls. Keep aside.
• For the filling, mix all vegetables and cheese in a bowl, sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.
• Flatten each potato ball, place filling in the center.
• Lift the sides to cover the filling and form small balls.
• Deep fry koftas carefully to a golden brown color.

• For gravy, grind onions, tomatoes and ginger together.
• Heat oil, add cardamom, cinnamon and cook for 20 sec.
• Add onion-tomato paste and cook on low heat till well dried.
• Add red chilli powder and coriander powder. Mix and fry till oil separates.
• Add milk gradually, 2-3 tbsp at a time, stirring continuously till all the milk is used.
• Cook on low flame for 5 min.  Add enough water to get thick gravy. 
• Add salt, garam masala, and tomato ketchup and cook covered for 5 - 7 minutes after the first boil. Keep aside.
• Just before serving, pour gravy in serving dish, arrange half cut koftas over gravy,  and microwave for few sec. Enjoy with naan/ roti.