Bread Koftas In Pumpkin Curry ( Saatvik Khana Recipe)
by Tarla Dalal
01 Jan 1900
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Mouth-melting bread koftas in delicious pumpkin curry.
Bread Koftas In Pumpkin Curry ( Saatvik Khana Recipe) recipe - How to make Bread Koftas In Pumpkin Curry ( Saatvik Khana Recipe)
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Makes 4 servings
For The Koftas
5 to 6 bread slices
1/3 cup curds (dahi)
3 tbsp levelled , plain flour (maida)
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
4 green chillies , chopped
2 pinches baking soda
salt to taste
oil for deep-frying
For The Pumpkin Curry
250 gms bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
2 large tomatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp garam masala
3/4 cup fresh curds (dahi)
1/3 cup boiled green peas
3/4 cup boiled and fried small potatoes
3 tbsp ghee
salt to taste
Method
For the koftas
For the pumpkin curry
How to serve
For the koftas
- For the koftas
- Remove the crust from the bread slices.
- Soak the bread in the curds for 20 minutes.
- Add the flour, coriander, chillies, soda bi-carb and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Divide and shape into balls.
- Deep fry in oil.
For the pumpkin curry
- For the pumpkin curry
- Peel the pumpkin and cut into big pieces.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of water and cook. When cooked, blend in a liquidiser.
- Put the tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes. Grate into a puree.
- Heat the ghee and fry the cumin seeds until they crackle.
- Add the chilli powder, coriander-cumin seed powder, turmeric powder and garam masala and fry for a few seconds.
- Add the curds, pumpkin mixture, tomato puree and 1/2 teacup of water and cook for a few minutes.
- Add the green peas, potatoes and salt.
How to serve
- How to serve
- When ready to serve, add the koftas to the curry and give one boil.
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