Cabbage and tofu/paneer kofte

Prep time - 15-20 mins
Cooking time - 40-45 mins
Complexity - Medium
Servings - for 2

Ingredients :-

For Koftas :

• Grated cabbage - 1/2 cup
• Grated tofu/ paneer - 1/2 cup
• Gram flour - 3 tbsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil/ Vegetable oil - for deep frying

For Gravy :

• Green chillies - 2
• Onion paste (use mixer or grinder to make paste )- 1 medium size onion
• Tomato - 1 1/2, thinly sliced
• Salt - 2 tsp ( you can increase or decrease salt acc to your taste )
• Minced ginger - 1 tsp
• Minced garlic - 1tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Olive oil/ vegetable oil - 2 tbsp 

Method :-

For koftas :

Put oil in a heavy bottom pot and put it on medium heat. Meanwhile, mix all the ingredients except oil and divide into 7-8 equal portions ( no of portions can be less or more depending upon how big or small you want your koftas to be ). Now try to shape all the portions in round balls.

Once oil is hot, put koftas in it for deep frying. Keep turning the sides so that koftas can be cooked properly from all the sides. Once golden red from all the sides, take out all the koftas. Koftas are ready.

For gravy :

Put oil in a heavy bottom pan and put it on medium heat. Once it is hot, put ginger and garlic. After 2-3 mins, when ginger and garlic are turned slightly red, add onion paste to it. Let onion cook for another 10-12 mins or when the raw smell of onion is gone and oil is getting separated from the paste. Add cut tomato, coriander powder, turmeric powder, green chillies and salt. Mix properly and let it cook for another 7-8 mins till oil gets separated from the paste. Once its done, add 1 1/2 cup water to it. Let it cook for another ten mins or till the water starts boiling. Gravy is ready.

Whenever you are ready to serve the curry, just add koftas to gravy and heat it for 5 mins. Do not put koftas to the gravy well in advance otherwise koftas will soak up most of the gravy and you will left with drier curry. Garnish it with grated paneer/tofu or coriander leaves.

Enjoy Kofte with plain white rice or jeera rice or chapati.