Chana dal kofta curry
/chana dal ke kofta with gravy
CHANA
DAL KOFTA CURRY WITH GRAVY is a delicious recipe in which chana dal kofta or
pakora cooked in onion-tomato gravy. It is a simple and handy recipe in this
lockdown periods when vegetables are less available in market.
Ingredients for chana
dal kofta curry:
1. Chana dal – 1 cup
2. Potato(boiled)- 2
3. Onion – 1
4. Tomatoes – 2
5. Ginger- 2 inches
6. garlic - 6 to 7 cloves
7. Green chili – 2
8. Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
9. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
10. Coriander powder – 1 tbsp
11. Red chili powder – 1 tbsp
12. Cumin powder – 1 tsp
13. Garam masala – ½ tsp
14. Kasoori methi – 1 tbsp
15. Chopped coriander leaves and cream
for garnishing.
16. Oil
17. salt
how to make chana dal
kofta:
1. Wash and soak chana dal for 4 to 5
hours and drain water from dal.
2. Take a blending jar and add soaked
chana dal, green chilies, cumin seeds and one inch ginger in it. Grind a course
paste out of it.
3. Add salt, asafoetida in it and mix
well.
4. Heat oil in a pan.
5. Make small ball out of this
mixture.Drop the balls in oil one by one and fry both sides until it becomes
golden in colour.
6. Transfer the balls to a plate and
keep aside.
How to make chana dal kofta curry:
1. Cut boiled potatoes into cubes. Heat
one tbsp oil in a pan and fry the potato pieces. Keep the fried potatoes on a
plate.
2. Chop onion, ginger and garlic and
make a paste.
3. Chop tomatoes and make puree.
4. Heat oil in a kadai or pan and add
cumin seeds.
5. Now add onion-ginger- garlic paste
and fry it until the raw smell goes away.
6. Now add tomato puree and fry for a
while.
7. Add all dry masala and little
water. Fry the masala for 5 to 6 minutes.
8. Add garam masala and fry the
masala nicely.
9. Add kasoori methi and mix well.
10. Add fried potatoes in masala and
mix well.( adding potato is completely
optional.you can make this recipe without potato.)
11. Add 2 cups of water and let it
boil.
12. Add fried dal balls or koftas and
cover it with lid.
13. Let it cook for 5 minutes. After 5
minutes, check the consistency of gravy.
14. Garnish with chopped coriander
leaves.
15. Transfer to a bowl and garnish
with coriander leaves and cream.
