Cheesy Koftas

Ingredients

For Koftas
4 Medium sized potatoes(boiled)
1 large onion (finely chopped)
1 cup mixed bell peppers (finely chopped)
2 green chillies (finely chopped)
2tbl spoon Cornflour
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
Freshly cracked salt and black pepper

For the Gravy
2 Medium sized Onions (quartered)
4 garlic cloves
1 inch ginger
2-3 green chillies
4-5 tomatoes (blanched n puréed)black pepper corns
2-3 Bay Leaves
4 green cardamoms
5-6 black peppercorns
1tsp red chilli powder
1tsp sugar
1tsp garam masala
2tsp kasoori methi crushed (dried fenugreek leaves)
1 cup fresh cream
freshly chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
2 tbl spoon butter


Method

Step 1(Koftas)
Sauté the green chillies, chopped onions and mixed peppers and mix with boiled and mashed potatoes and cornflour, season wih crushed black pepper and salt. Make 8-10 balls and stuff with the grated cheese. Roll and deep fry golden brown.Keep aside.

Step 2 (Gravy)
Boil the quartered onions and grind to a fine paste. Grind the ginger garlic and green chillies to a fine paste. Heat butter in a wok and crackle the bay leaves, cardamoms and black peppercorns. tip in the onion paste and sauté till it leaves fat on the sides. Add the ginger garlic and green chilli paste and sauté for a minute. Add the tomato purée a bring to boil. Add the sugar, garam masala, red chilli powder and the kasoori methi. Add water and bring to boil. Now add the fresh cream and freshly chopped coriander leaves.

Arrange the fried koftas in a serving dish and pour te gravy into the dish.


Serve hot with steamed rice or naan bread.