The Paleo Recipe Book

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Indian Vegetable Recipe - Kofta Lajawab

Kofta Lajawab

Ingredients :
Koftas -
125 gm Amul Cheese - mashed
50 gm cornflour
1/2 tsp pepper powder
Oil for frying

Gravy -
250 gm onion - grated
200 gm tomatoes - pured
3 cm piece ginger - ground
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
200 gm oil
3/4 tsp salt


Method :
To make koftas -

Mix mashed cheese with cornflour and pepper. Knead well.
Form into walnut sized koftas and deep fry till light brown.
Drain and keep aside.

To make gravy -

Heat oil in a pan and brown onions.
Add ginger and fry well.
Add tomatoes turmeric, red chilli and garam masala and fry on low fire till oil separates.
Add water according to consistency of gravy required.
Correct seasoning.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Add koftas and boil for a further two minutes.
Serve hot with parathas or tandoori rotis.

Makes about 8