Ingredients
Chopped beans : 2 cups
Toor dhal: 1/4 cup
Channa dal (Kadala parupu) : 1 tablespoon
Red chillies : 2 (For medium spice)
Cumin seeds: 1/4 teaspoon
Asafoetida : a pinch
Turmeric powder :a pinch
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Oil: 1 teaspoon
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: a sprig
Procedure:
Step 1:
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of water to beans in a wide microwave safe bowl and cook for 5 minutes in a closed bowl
Step2:
Meanwhile grind the toor dhal, channa dal, red chillies,cumin, turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt together to a coarse paste
Step3:
Add this paste to the cooked beans and mix well. Again microwave it for 5 minutes this time with the bowl open
Step4:
Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan and mustard seeds.Once it starts spluttering add urad dal and curry leaves
Step5:
Add this to the cooked beans mixture and mix well.Break the lumps if there are any while mixing
Step6:
Microwave it again for 2 minutes in open bowl
Ingredients
Basmati Rice: 1 cup
Chopped Vegetables : 1 cups
(Carrot, Capsicum,Cabbage)
Spring onions chopped : 1/4 cup
Salt: 1 tsp
Soya sauce: 1 tsp
Pepper powder: 1/2 tsp
Oil: 2 tsp
Procedure:
Step1:
Cut the vegetables thin lengthwise
Step2:
Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes and cook with 2 cups of water
Step3:
Heat 2 tsp of oil and fry all the vegetables
Step4:
Add salt& soy sauce and fry for couple of more minutes
Step5:
Finally add the cooked rice and fry for another 2 minutes
Step6:
Garnish with spring onions and serve
Ingredients
For Kofta
Paneer/Ricotta cheese: 1 cup
Boiled and mashed potatoes: 1 cup
Green peas: 2 tablespoons
Baby corn/carrots: 2 tablespoon
Chopped cilantro: 1 tablespoon
Cashews finely chopped: 2 tsp
Salt: 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder: 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder: 1/4 tsp
Bread slice: 1
Corn flour: 1 tablespoon
Oil: to fry
For gravy
Butter/oil : 1 tablespoon
Onions finely chopped: 1 medium sized
Tomato: 3 medium sized
Cashew nuts: 1 tablespoon (optional)
Ginger minced: 1 tablespoon
Green chillies chopped: 1
Chilli powder: 1/4 tsp(For medium spice)
Garam masala powder:1/4 tsp
Coriander powder : 1/4 tsp
Heavy whipping cream/Evaporated milk: 1 cup
Milk: 3/4 cup
Chopped cilantro: 1 tablespoon
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Procedure:
Step 1:
Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a wide pan and add cumin seeds.Once they start spluttering add the onions and fry them until translucent
Step2:
Grind together tomatoes, onions, ginger and cashews together and add it to the fried onions
Step3:
Cover the pan and cook for about 5 minutes
Step4:
Add chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt and cover the pan and cook for about 10-15 minutes until the oil separates out
Step5:
Add the evaporated milk and mix well.Add required amount of milk to bring to the desired consistency and bring it to a boil
Step6:
Now coming to the koftas, mix the mashed potatoes and ricotta cheese together
Step7:
Steam cook the peas/corn/carrots and add it to the mixture.Before adding make sure to squeeze the excess moisture
Step8:
Add all the powders, salt and mix well
Step9:
Crumble a slice of bread and add this to the mixture.Add cashews and corn flour as well
Step10:
Knead it like a dough and make small balls
Step11:
Fry it in oil until golden brown and drain them in paper towel
Tip: Alternatively this can be baked in oven in broil mode.
If the koftas break apart add one more bread slice and knead
Step12:
Before serving, arrange the koftas and add the gravy over them.
After adding the koftas, do not mix.Otherwise the koftas might break
Step13:
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves
