Nawabi Kesar Koftas Video Video by Tarla Dalal
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Nawabi Kesar Koftas Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
25 Mins
Total Time
45 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For The Kesar Koftas
a few saffron (kesar) strands
1 tbsp milk
1/4 cup grated mawa (khoya)
1/2 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
1/2 cup boiled peeled and grated potatoes
1 tbsp roughly chopped raisins (kismis)
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp plain flour (maida)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
salt to taste
To Be Blend Into A Smooth Paste (using 1/4 Cup Of Water)
3/4 cup sliced onions
1 tbsp broken cashew nut (kaju)
1 tbsp chopped almonds (badam)
2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 tbsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
2 tsp aniseed (vilayati saunf)
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut
2 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp chopped green chillies
4 whole dry Kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
a small stick of cinnamon (dalchini)
salt to taste
For The Gravy
1 tbsp oil
4 tbsp tomato puree
1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
1/4 cup fresh cream
For The Garnish
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
For Serving
Method
For the kesar koftas
- Combine the saffron and milk in a small bowl and mix well.
- Combine all the ingredients along with the saffron-milk mixture in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and shape each portion into a ball.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and deep-fry, a few koftas at a time, on a medium flame till they turn golden brown in colour from all sides.
- Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.
For the gravy
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan, add the prepared paste and sauté on a medium flame for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato purée, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring continuously.
- Add ½ cup of water, dried fenugreek leaves and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Lower the flame, add the fresh cream, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
How to proceed
- Just before serving, re-heat the gravy, add the koftas, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot garnished with coriander.
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