Most of us love a good kofta curry. I love all kinds of kofte.Lauki/ghia, paneer,malai kofta,nargis kofta,vegetable kofta,cabbage kofta. However, I do understand how much it sets me back on my diet plan. Once a while any kofta curry is good for you, but what happens when you have guests coming over almost every weekend. You do not want to treat them to same curries. So here is a kofta recipe which is different, Mushroom Kofta curry.
Mushroom vegan dumplings in a vegan curry is just delicious. This desi mushroom recipe is easy to make too.This recipe is similar to traditional recipe but less time taking. Also,you need no cottage cheese. Most mushroom recipes are simple and easy.It is also lower in calories. One cup paneer roughly has 350 calories while fried mushrooms only has only 150.
How to make mushroom kofta?
Click on the video to see how to make a quick kofta curry.
Ingredients
For Kofta:
- boiled potatoes
- mushrooms boiled until soft
- coriander leaves chopped
- breadcrumbs
- For frying Kofta: 2 cups oil
For gravy:
- onion sliced
- ginger garlic,chillies
- tomatoes chopped
- cashews
- oil
Spices:
- coriander powder
- cumin powder
- turmeric powder
- soup stock powder (I use vegeta or massel) but this is optional
- Salt as per taste
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Mushroom Kofta curry recipe
Ingredients
For Kofta:
- 2 cup boiled potatoes
- 7-8 mushrooms boiled until soft
- ½ cup coriander leaves chopped
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- For frying Kofta: 2 cups oil
For gravy:
- 1 cup red onions sliced
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic, green chilli
- 1-½ cup tomatoes chopped
- ¼ cup cashews
- 3 tablespoon oil for curry Adjust if reqd
Spices:
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder /curry powder
- 1 tablespoon soup stock I use vegeta or massel but this is optional
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
For Koftas
- Mix chopped mushrooms,potatoes and bread crumbs in a large bowl.
- Add half of the spices(red chilli powder,coriander powder),salt and chopped coriander.
- Mash kofta mixture well and roll it into equal sized small golfball-size balls
- Heat oil in a wok/kadai.
- Add the kofta balls one by one.
- Fry them until golden brown.
- Keep it aside.
For the curry:
- Heat oil in a pan and add onions,ginger,garlic cloves.
- Cover and cook for 2 minutes until soft.
- Add chopped tomatoes and salt.
- Cook till tomatoes soften, mixing with a spatula, on medium-high heat.
- Add cashews to the gravy.
- Add stock powder and mix well.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Blend the gravy with 1 cup water.
- Heat the gravy ,along with mushroom koftas for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh herbs like chopped coriander leaves
- Serve with rice/ roti or wholemeal pitta breads
Video
Notes
Top tips
- Add some oil to your palms, when mashing and rolling the koftas,to avoid mixture from sticking to them.
- Once fried,place the kofta on tissue paper to reduce excessive oil.
- If you do not have stock powder,you may some stock of boiled vegetables.Adjust salt accordingly.
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