Mushroom Kofta curry recipe
Mushroom Kofta is a great vegan curry for a weekend dinner.
Servings: 4
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
- 2 tablespoon oil for curry Adjust if reqd
- 1 cup water
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.2 cup boiled potatoes, 7-8 mushrooms boiled until soft, ½ cup breadcrumbs
- Add half of the spices(red chilli powder,coriander powder),salt and chopped coriander.1 tbsp coriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Salt as per taste
- Mash kofta mixture well and roll it into equal sized small golfball-size ballsFor frying Kofta: 2 cups oil
- 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.1 cup red onions sliced, 1 tbsp ginger, 2 tbsp oil for curry
- Add chopped tomatoes and salt. Cook till tomatoes soften, mixing with a spatula, on medium-high heat.1-½ cup tomatoes chopped
- Add cashews to the gravy.¼ cup cashews
- Add stock powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes.1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tbsp soup stock, 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 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.½ cup coriander leaves chopped
- Serve with rice/ roti or wholemeal pita bread.
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Notes
Add a teaspoon garam masala powder to the kofta if you like. If you want to avoid cashews, you may add some coconut milk to the gravy for a creamy texture. Add a teaspoon salt accordingly to adjust the taste.