🥘 Mini Kofta Curry Recipe — Restaurant Jaisa Swaad, Ghar Pe Banayein! (Easy Step-by-Step Guide)

Ingredients (Bullet Points):

Kofta ke liye:

1 cup grated paneer ya mashed potato

2 tbsp besan (gram flour)

½ tsp red chili powder

¼ tsp garam masala

Salt as per taste

Oil for frying

Gravy ke liye:

2 medium onions, finely chopped

2 tomatoes, pureed

1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste

Whole spices (cumin, cloves, bay leaf)

½ tsp turmeric

1 tsp red chili powder

½ tsp garam masala

2 tbsp oil

Fresh coriander for garnish

Step-by-Step Method:

Step 1: Kofta Mixture Taiyar Karein

Grated paneer ya mashed potato ko ek bowl mein lein. Isme besan, red chili powder, garam masala aur salt mila dein. Fingers se achhi tarah mix karein jab tak ek smooth, bindable mixture na ban jaye. Agar mixture zyada soft lage, thoda aur besan add kar sakte hain.

Step 2: Koftas Shape Karein

Thodi si mixture lekar hatheliyon ke beech gol golden-size balls bana lein. Har kofta ko halka sa smooth kar lein taaki woh frying ke time break na ho.

Step 3: Koftas Fry Karein

Ek pan mein oil garam karein. Koftas ko dheere se oil mein daalein aur medium flame par golden-brown hone tak fry karein. Sabhi sides se evenly fry hone ke liye beech-beech mein palat te rahein. Fry hone ke baad koftas ko ek plate mein nikaal lein.

Step 4: Tadka Taiyar Karein

Usi pan mein thoda fresh oil daalein. Whole spices (cumin, cloves, bay leaf) daal kar crackle hone dein — inse gravy ko rich aroma milega.

Step 5: Onions Bhunein

Chopped onions add karein aur unhe golden-brown hone tak bhunein. Yeh step gravy ka base banata hai, isliye onions ko patience se achhi tarah bhunna zaroori hai.

Step 6: Masala Base Banayein

Ginger-garlic paste daal kar 1 minute bhunein, phir tomato puree add karein. Isse tab tak pakayein jab tak oil masale ke kinare se chhodne na lage.

Step 7: Spices Daalein

Turmeric, red chili powder aur garam masala daal kar achhi tarah mix karein. Thodi der aur bhunein taaki spices ka raw smell chala jaye.

Step 8: Gravy Ko Consistency Dein

Zaroorat ke hisaab se paani daalein aur gravy ko 5-7 minute tak simmer hone dein jab tak woh thodi thick na ho jaye.

Step 9: Koftas Add Karein

Fried koftas ko gently gravy mein daalein. Dhyan rahe koftas zyada mash na ho, isliye halke haath se mix karein. 2-3 minute aur simmer karein taaki koftas gravy ka flavor absorb kar lein.

Step 10: Garnish Aur Serve Karein

Fresh coriander se garnish karein aur garma-garam roti ya rice ke saath serve karein!