Ingredients:
For Curry
2 Onions, medium and grated
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
2 Potatoes, medium, boiled, peeled and quartered
Salt and Chilli powder to taste
1 tsp Coriander seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Garam masala
2 Red Chillies, minced
2 Green Chillies, minced
100 gms Tomatoes, grated
250 gms Lotus Stems (Bhein), cleaned, sliced and boiled
For Koftas
250 gms Kheema
1 Egg, beaten
few Coriander leaves
8 Mint Leaves
4 Green Chillies
1 Onion, small
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Ginger, grated
1 cup Bread Crumbs, fine
Salt and Chilli powder to taste
Method:
1. Boil kheema in salted water till it becomes tender and dry.
2. Mix in kheema and rest of the kofta ingredients.
3. Form the mixture into round balls and roll them in the bread crumbs.
4. Deep fry the balls to a golden colour.
5. Grind onion, ginger and garlic to a paste.
6. Heat 4 tblsp of ghee and fry the ground paste till soft.
7. Add tomatoes, coriander leaves, chillies, all the spices and salt.
8. Cook the mixture till the oil oozes out.
9. Add 2 cups of water, potatoes and lotus stems.
10. Cook for 5 minutes and pour the curry over the koftas.
11. Sprinkle garam masala on top and serve hot.
