Kamal Kakdi Ke Kofte Recipe โ เคเคฎเคฒ เคเคเคกเคผเฅ เคเฅ เคเฅเคซเฅเคคเฅ: These round kofta balls combine kamal kakdi (lotus root) with cottage cheese and spices. I deep-fry them and cook them in a flavorful onion-tomato gravy. I usually serve Kamal Kakdi Ke Kofte with jeera rice or naan/roti.
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Kamal Kakdi Ke Kofte
Course: Dinner, Lunch, MainCuisine: Indian6
servings10
minutes40
minutes280
kcal50
minutesThis Kamal Kakdi Ke Kofte is a lotus root fried dumplings dipped into Indian spices gravy. Can have as a main dish with roti or rice.
Ingredients
Lotus Root (เคเคฎเคฒ เคเคเฅเฅ)ย –ย ยฝ kg
Cottage Cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ)ย –ย 70 gram
Potato (เคเคฒเฅ)ย –ย 2-3
Onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค)ย –ย 3
Tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ)ย –ย 3
Coriander Leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ)ย –ย 1 bunch
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค)ย –ย 3 piece of 1 inch
Garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ)ย –ย 3-4
Green Chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค)ย –ย 4
Coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) Powderย –ย 3 tsp.
Turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) Powderย –ย 1 tsp.
Cumin (เคเฅเคฐเคพ) Seedsย –ย 1 tsp.
Curdย –ย 1 cup
Oil for deep fry.
Salt as per taste.
Directions
- Grate cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ) and potato (เคเคฒเฅ). Chop 2 piece ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค), green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) and coriander leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ). Make paste of 1 piece ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Keep aside.
- Peel, boil and mesh lotus root (เคเคฎเคฒ เคเคเฅเฅ).
- Now, add grated cottage cheese (เคชเคจเฅเคฐ), potato (เคเคฒเฅ), half of chopped ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค), half of the green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค), 2 tsp. coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder, 1 tsp. red chilli (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder and salt as per taste on meshed lotus root (เคเคฎเคฒ เคเคเฅเฅ). Mix them and make small same size balls.
- Heat oil in a deep pan and deep fry these balls till golden brown. Drain oil from these balls and place on a plate having paper towel on it to remove excess oil from fried balls. Keep aside.
- Heat oil in pan and add cumin (เคเฅเคฐเคพ) seeds. Sautรฉ till start crackling and add chopped onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค); sautรฉ till translucent.
- Now add ginger-garlic (เค เคฆเคฐเค -เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) paste; sautรฉ till raw aroma of garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) goes away.
- After that add red chilli (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder and remaining coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder and salt as per taste. Mix well.
- Now add remaining chopped ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and green chillies (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค). Mix well.
- Add tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) and sautรฉ till oil separates from the gravy.
- After that add curd; mix well. If require add some water to make semi thick curry. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- At the end add fried koftas and cook further for 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) and serve hot.
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