Cauliflower Kofta Curry

India is famous for it's spiced curries, the list of curries is just endless ..the diversity of the nation plays a major role in this I guess :) The vegetarians here dont have to miss out on the taste and flavours as much as the non-vegetarians relish their meat dishes...koftas are a fine example for this. There are umpteen number of vegetables to choose from, for koftas , these vegetables are minced and mixed with spices and deep fried and dunked in rich gravies...These dishes have a Mughlai richness to them. It's said that Punjabi's rule the roost in this case:) Their love for rich food spices have given the world some great dishes to savour and treasure. Cauliflower kofta curry is one such recipe that is relished world over..here's the recipe ...

Ingredients:

For the koftas:

• 1/2 kilo cauliflower, grated
• 4 tbsps. gramflour (besan)
• 1/2. tsp cumin seeds,
• 1/2. tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1.tbsp crushed mint leaves
• Handful of chopped coriander leaves
• 2-3 green chillies, minced
• salt to taste
  

For the Curry:

• 250 gms grated tomates
• 250 gms green peas, boiled
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp ginger strips
• 1 tbsp dhania-jeera powder
• 4 green chillies, slit
• 4 tblspns. milk/yogurt
• 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
• salt and red chilli powder to taste

Preparation:

Mix all the kofta ingredients together.Form the mixture into small balls and deep fry them to a golden colour. Heat 4 thlspns. of ghee/oil, add cumin seeds, when they start popping, add tomatoes, ginger, spices, salt and chillies. Cook the contents till the oil starts to be seen at the edges. Now stir in the peas and 2 cups of water. Boil for 10 minutes.Mix in milk/yogurt and gently stir bring the gravy to a little thicker consistency, *if desired u may mix 1-2 tsp cornflour with a little water and add this to thicken the gravy*, pour this mixture over the koftas. Decorate with coriander leaves.

Recipe adapted from "101 ways to prepare Curries", author : Aroona Reejhsinghani