Turai chhilka kofta with curry

Name: Turai chhilka kofta with curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For making kofta; 1 kg turai peel (chhilka); 1 cup Chana dal soaked into water for 30 minutes; 1 onion roughly chopped; 5-6 garlic cloves; 1 inch ginger roughly chopped; 1 bay leaf,1inch cinnamon, 5-6 pepper corns, 2 cloves; 1 black cardamom,1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 dry red chillies; 1 tsp red Chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; Salt to taste; 1/4 cup mint leaves; 2-3 green chillies fine chopeed; 2 onion finely chopped; 1 tsp Chilli flakes; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1/4 cup roasted gram flour; Oil for frying g kofta; For gravy:-; 1/2 cup onion paste; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1.5 tbsp coriander powder; 1 tsp red Chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp salt or as to taste; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp roasted gram flour

Uzma Syed @syed786

Allahabad

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A delicious kofta curry made with turai peel.
We always cook turai and most of us throw away the peel but it is good for health and loaded with nutrients. So try it at your kitchen and give your valuable feedback.

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Ingredients

For making kofta
1 kgturai peel (chhilka)
1 cupChana dal soaked into water for 30 minutes
1onion roughly chopped
5-6garlic cloves
1 inchginger roughly chopped
1bay leaf,1inch cinnamon, 5-6 pepper corns, 2 cloves
1black cardamom,1 tsp cumin seeds
2dry red chillies
1 tspred Chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
Salt to taste
1/4 cupmint leaves
2-3green chillies fine chopeed
2onion finely chopped
1 tspChilli flakes
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1/4 cuproasted gram flour
Oil for frying g kofta
For gravy:-
1/2 cuponion paste
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1.5 tbspcoriander powder
1 tspred Chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspsalt or as to taste
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
1 tsproasted gram flour
1/4 cupoil
as neededWater

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Steps

1

Wash the turai peels and roughly chopped them. In a pressure cooker add turai peels,soaked Chana dal,all whole spices, roughly chopped onion, ginger and garlic,add dry red chilli, powder spices and salt.add 1/2cup water and pressure cookf for 3-4 whistle.open rahein lid if there has water then openly cook on high flame to evaporate the water.turn off the flame,allow it to cool. Place this mixture in guiding jar and grind smoothly.
2

Transfer in a plate. Add chopped mint leaves,finely chopped onion,green chillies,garam masala powder and Chilli flakes.add roasted gram flour and mix well.
3

Grease the palm with oil, make lemon size balls, shallow fry these koftas on medium flame until they turn golden brown. Keep aside.
4

For making gravy Take a woke add oil and heat it.add onion paste and saute on medium flame for 3-4 minutes or till it turn light brown. Add ginger garlic paste.saute 1 minute then add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red Chilli powder and salt. Keep stirring for a minute.
5

Add 1/4 cup water cover and cook for 2 minutes or until the oil has separated.remove the lid. Turn the flame low add 1 tbsp roasted gram flour mix well add 1 cup water.
6

Add garam masala powder and bring it a boil.turn off the flame.
While serving pour the gravy in the dish and add fried kofta. Garnish with coriander leaves and served with roti or kulcha

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Uzma Syed @syed786

on May 09, 2023 16:43

Allahabad

I love cooking.I am a teacher and life is too much busy and hettick but cooking is the only thing which doesn't make me tired or bored. I enjoy cooking and always try to learn new things. when I joined cookpad I got much energy and cookpad helps me to represent myself as a better homecook.