Raw banana Kofta Curry

Ingredients :

• Raw Banana- 2 or 3 [ peeled and boiled ]
• Potatoes  2  to 3 [ boiled and peeled ]
• Onion - 3 big [ finely chopped ]
• Ginger - small piece
• Garlic flakes - 2
• Green chilli - 2 [ finely chopped ]
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
• Besan - 1 cup
• Cornflour - 2 tbsp
• Salt - as required
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
• Dhanya jeera powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp
• Fresh cream - 1/2 cup [ beaten ]
• Oil - enough for frying
• Fresh coriander leaves - litle
• Cumin seeds - 2 tsp

 For making koftas :

Take one bowl, mash boiled raw banana, potatoes. Add little chopped onion, chilli, ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric, besan, conflour and mix well. If required, add little water. Form like vada batter. From that make small small balls. Mean time, keep oil in a kadai. When the oil becomes hot, deep fry in low flame till it changes into golden brown colour. Keep in a tissue paper.


Gravy :

Keep a deep bottom kadai. Add oil when the oil becomes hot. Add 1 tsp of cumin seeds, ginger, garlic piece and remaining chopped onion. Fry for 5 minutes till it changes into light pink in colour. Then grind in a mixer to a smooth paste. Again keep the same kadai, add oil and wait for a second. Add 1 tsp of cumin seeds, asafoetida, red chilli powder and dhanya jeera powder, garam masala powder and ground onion paste. Fry in a low flame till oil gets separated from that. Then add tomato puree and mix well. Allow to boil for 10 minutes till the raw smell goes. Then add a glass of water and mix well. When it starts boiling, add fresh cream and koftas to that. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and fresh cream. Serve with roti or jera rice.