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vegkoftacurryrecipe,howtomakerestaurantstylevegkoftagravyrecipe

vegkoftacurryrecipe
vegkoftacurryrecipewithstepbystepphotosdeliciousandcreamyvegkoftacurryorgravyrecipe.
Course
Cuisine

main
northindian

PrepTime
CookTime
TotalTime

30minutes
30minutes
1hour

Servings
Author

3
dassanaamit

Ingredients
forcashewpaste:
12cashews(kaju)
3tablespoonswater,forgrindingcashews
foronionpaste:
180gramsonionsOR2largeonionsor1.3cupsroughlychoppedonions
1greenchilli(harimirch)
5gramsgarlic(lahsun)OR3to4mediumsizegarlicclovesor1/2tablespoonroughlychoppedgarlic
5gramsginger(adrak)OR1inchgingeror1/2tablespoonroughlychoppedginger
fortomatopuree:
125gramstomatoesOR1largetomatoor1cuptightlypackedchoppedtomatoes
forkofta:
70gramscarrot(gajar)OR1smalltomediumcarrot
85gramscapsicumOR1mediumsizedcapsicum(bellpepperorshimlamirch)
75gramspotatoOR1smalltomediumpotato
115gramscauliflower(phoolgobi)OR1.25cupschoppedcauliflowerflorets
1/3cupgreenpeas(matar)
cupgratedprocessedcheeseorgratedpaneer(OPTIONAL)
teaspoonkashmiriredchilipowder
teaspooncorianderpowder(dhaniapowder)
teaspoongarammasalapowder
teaspoonblackpepperpowder(kalimirchpowder)
cupbesanoraddasrequired
saltasrequired
oilfordeepfrying,asrequired
otheringredients:
3tablespoonsoilorghee
1tejpatta(indianbayleaf)
1inchcinnamon(dalchini)
2greencardamoms(chottielaichi)
1blackcardamom(badielaichi)
2singlestrandsofmace(javitri)
teaspoonturmericpowder(haldi)
teaspoonkashmiriredchillipowderor1/4teaspoonregularredchilipowder
3tablespoonsfreshcurd(dahioryogurt)
1.5cupswateroraddasrequired
teaspoongarammasalapowder
teaspooncrushedkasurimethi(dryfenugreekleaves)
2tablespoonslowfatcream25%to35%fat
1tablespoonchoppedcorianderleaves(dhaniapatta)
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saltasrequired
garnish:
somechoppedcorianderleaves
1tablespoonlowfatcream
somegratedcheeseorpaneer

Instructions
preparingvegkofta:
1.firstlyeithergrateorminceveggiesinafoodprocessororafoodchopperorwithagrater.
2.makeacoarseminceoftheveggies.ihaveusedrawgreenpeasandminceditalongwiththeotherveggies.ifyou
donothaveafoodprocessororchopper,thenboilorsteampeas,potatoesandcauliflowerseparately.drainofall
thewater.thenmashandaddtotheotherrawveggies.
3.ifusingvegetableswithhighwatercontentlikebottlegourd(lauki),cabbage,zucchiniorpumpkinetc,thenadd
somesaltinthegratedveggies.mixverywellandkeepasidefor15to20minutes.thensqueezetheexcess
water.keepthiswaterandaddlatertothegravy.
4.taketheveggiemixtureinabowl.
5.addcupgratedcheeseorpaneer.youcanusecheddarcheeseorprocessedcheese.youcanalsoskipadding
cheeseorpaneer.
6.thenaddteaspoonkashmiriredchilipowder,teaspooncorianderpowder,teaspoongarammasalapowder
andteaspoonblackpepperpowder,cupbesanandsaltaspertaste.
7.mixverywell.ifthemixtureappearstoolightandwatery,thenaddsomemorebesan.checkthetasteandadd
morespicesandsaltifrequired.
8.makesmalltomediumsizedballsfromthisveggiemixture.ifyouarenotabletoshapeintoballs,thenaddsome
waterandmakeapakorabatterconsistency.thenfrythekoftaslikethewaypakorasarefried.
9.heatoilfordeepfryinginapan.addasmalltinypieceoftheveggieballandseeifitbreaksinoilornot.ifit
breaksorburstsinoil,thenaddmorebesan.theamountofbesantobeaddeddependsonthemoisturecontentin
theveggies.
10.iftheveggieballdoesnotbreak,thenyoucaneasilystartfryingthekoftas.keeptheflametomediumandgently
slidthekoftasinthehotoil.addasmuchdependingonthesizeandcapacityofthekadaiorpan.donotover
crowd.
11.turnonlywhenonesideisgoldenorelsethekoftascanbreak.
12.turnoveracoupleoftimesforevenfrying.frytillallthekoftasarecrispandgolden.
13.removewithaslottedspoonandplacethefriedkoftasonkitchenpapertowels.keepaside.
preparingcashewpaste:
1.inafoodprocessororchopperorblender/grinderjar,take12cashews(kaju).add3tablespoonswaterandgrind
toasmoothpaste.removecashewpasteandkeepaside.
preparingonionpaste:
1.inthesameprocessororchopperorgrinder,take1.3cupsroughlychoppedonions,1greenchilli(chopped),
tablespoonroughlychoppedgarlicandtablespoonroughlychoppedginger.
2.withoutaddinganywater,grindtoasemifineorasmoothpaste.keepaside.
preparingtomatopuree:
1.inthesameprocessororchopperorgrinder,take1cuptightlypackedchoppedtomatoes.
2.withoutaddinganywater,grindtoasemifineorasmoothpuree.removeandkeepaside.
preparingvegkoftagravy:
1.heat3tablespoonsoilorgheeinapanorthickbottomedkadai.add1tejpatta,1inchcinnamon,2green
cardamoms,1blackcardamomand2singlestrandsofmace.sautforafewsecondstillthespicessplutter.
2.thenaddtheonionpaste.
3.mixandbegintosauttheonionpasteonalowtomediumflamestirringoften.
4.sautingonionpastetakesalotoftime,soaddapinchofsalttoquickenthecookingprocess.
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5.sauttilltheonionpasteturnsgolden.
6.thenaddthetomatopureeandmixverywell.
7.nextaddthecashewpaste.
8.mixagainandsautthismasalafor2to3minutesonalowtomediumflamestirringoften.
9.thenaddteaspoonturmericpowderandteaspoonkashmiriredchillipowderorteaspoonregularredchili
powder.mixverywell.
10.keeptheflametoalowandthenadd3tablespoonsfreshcurdoryogurt.
11.stirbrisklyandquicklywhileyouareaddingthefreshcurd.mixverywell.
12.nowsautthismasala,tillyouseeoilorgheereleasingfromthesides.thewholemasalawillreduceandyoucan
easilyseeoilreleasingfromthemasala.
13.nowadd1.5cupswateroraddasrequired.forathickergravy,youcanadd1to1.25cupswater.
14.seasonwithsalt.
15.bringthegravytoasimmeronlowtomediumflamefor6to7minutes.oncethegravyisdone,itwillbe
reducedslightlyandyouwillseespecksofoilfloatingontop.
16.addteaspoongarammasalapowder,teaspoonkasurimethi(crushed)and2tablespoonslowfatcream.mix
verywell.creamisoptionalandcanbeskipped.
17.switchofftheflameandadd1tablespoonchoppedcorianderleaves.mixagain.donotaddkoftasinthehotgravy
astheybreak.
18.nowtakethegravyinaservingbowlordish.
19.placethekoftasonthegravy.garnishwithsomechoppedcorianderleaves,gratedpaneerorcheeseandcream.
servevegkoftacurrywithchapatis,naanorjeerarice.

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