Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav
Breadcrumbs - 6-7 tbsp Crushed pepper/Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp Salt - 3/4 tsp Onion, finely chopped - 3-4 tbsp Green chillies, chopped - 3-4 Coriander leaves, chopped - 3 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped - 2 cloves Egg - 1 small Ingredients for onion-cashew paste: Onion, sliced thick - 2 medium (150 gms) Cashew nuts- 12 nos Green chillies, cut- 3
Green cardamom - 5 Cloves - 5 Black peppercorns - 12 Cinnamon - 2 broken into 2 pieces Spice powders: White pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp Cumin powder - 1 tsp Garam masala powder - 1 tsp Salt - 3/4 tsp Other ingredients: Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp Whisked curd/yogurt - 3 tbsp Fresh cream - 3-4 tbsp Oil - 4-5 tbsp Kasuri methi, roasted & powdered - 2 tsp
For the cashew-onion paste, heat oil and add the thick sliced onions. Mix and fry on medium heat for 3 mins till little soft. Now add the cut green chillies and cashew nuts and fry on low heat for another 2 mins.
Remove this to a plate and allow it to cool. Now transfer this to a grinder and coarse grind it. Open the lid and add 4-5 tbsp water. Now blend it into a smooth paste.
Take a pan, heat 4-5 tbsp oil and drop all the koftas side by side. Stir and fry on medium heat for around 5 mins till browned. Remove the fried koftas to a plate.
In the same pan add the whole spices and give a stir. Now add the ginger garlic paste and fry on low heat for around 2 mins till raw smell is gone.
Next, add the onion-cashew paste made earlier, mix and fry on medium heat for around 5-6 mins till the masala is cooked completely and oil separates.
Now add all the spice powders including 3/4 tsp garam masala powder, mix and fry on low heat for 2-3 mins. Switch off heat and add whisked curd/plain yogurt and fresh cream. Mix well and cook on low heat for 3-4 mins till oil separates.
10. Now add 200 ml of water and give a mix. Add the fried koftas, give a mix and cook covered on low heat for around 5 mins. Lastly add 1/4 tsp garam masala powder and kasuri methi. Mix and simmer for 2-3 mins.