Kofta Curry Recipe (2 recipes in 1)

Ingredients

• 3 chopped tomatoes
• 1 chopped onion
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 1 piece of ginger minced
• 10-12 kofta balls (recipe below)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp curry
• 1/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp mango powder
• pinch of hing

Steps

1. dry roast cumin seeds
2. add chopped onion and a little water to water sauté (until the onions are fully cooked down and browned about 4 to 5 minutes)
3. add ginger and garlic and cook for another 30 seconds
4. add tomatoes and spices and cook down for 5+ minutes
5. add 1/2 cup of water and kofta balls and cook for 2 minutes
6. add a little more water (1/2 cup or less) and cook for 6-7 minutes until a lot of the water has evaporated
7. top with cilantro

Enjoy

Optional - add cashew paste to make Malai Kofta Curry

Kofta Balls

Ingredients

• 1 bottle gourd
• 3 heaping spoonful chickpea flour
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander
• 1/2 tsp curry
• 1/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/4 tsp mango powder

Steps

1. peel and grate bottle gourd.  Squeeze out the water
2. combine all the ingredients into a bowl, and stir (add 2 spoonfuls of chickpea flour first, and then add 1 more after it’s mixed)
3. mix well with your hand until it gets closer to a dough, and then make “meatballs” out of the dough
4. air fry for 15 minutes at 350f or 180c