Broccoli Kofta Curry

A very tasty and healthy side dish for chapathi/rotis/ naans.. Since I wanted to introduce brocoli to my family, i wanted to try a different one and the taste does not spoil. Broccoli do have a peculiar taste. A must try side dish, I adapted a recipe from Sonys kitchen. Thanks for her recipe. Loved it.




Ingredients for the kofta balls:

• Broccoli florets -1 cup
• Carrot - 1 
• Potatoes - 1
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
• Corn flour - according to the binding 
• Salt
• Oil

Ingredient for the gravy :

• Onion - 2 
• Tomato - 1
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Garlic ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder -1 tsp
• Coriander leaves - garnishing
• Salt
• Milk - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Wash the broccoli florets and dry it nicely. Grind it coarsely along with grated carrot.
• Heat a pan and fry the ground broccoli and keep it aside.
• Boil the potatoes and smash it nicely. Add the broccoli carrot mixture and all the kofta balls ingredients together and knead it into a soft dough.
• Make small balls out of it. Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the balls and keep it aside.
• Grind onions, ginger garlic paste, tomato,chilly powder and turmeric powder.
• Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds.
• Add the ground paste and salt and fry it till oil separates.
• Finally add the required water and milk and allow it to boil.
• Lastly, add the fried koftas and cook it for 2 mins.

Finally garnish it with coriander leaves and cream.