Kamal Kakdi Ke Kofte – कमल ककड़ी के कोफ्ते; round ball made by kamal kakdi (lotus root) mix with cottage cheese and spices, deep fry and cook in onion-tomato-spices gravy. Kamal kakdi ke kofte usually served with jeera rice of 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 (कमल ककड़ी) – ½ kg
Cottage Cheese (पनीर) – 70 gram
Potato (आलू) – 2-3
Onion (प्याज) – 3
Tomato (टमाटर) – 3
Coriander Leaves (हरा धनिया) – 1 bunch
Ginger (अदरक) – 3 piece of 1 inch
Garlic (लहसुन) – 3-4
Green Chillies (हरी मिर्च) – 4
Coriander (धनिया) Powder – 3 tsp.
Red chilli (लाल मिर्च) Powder – 2 tsp.
Turmeric (हल्दी) Powder – 1 tsp.
Cumin (जीरा) Seeds – 1 tsp.
Curd – 1 cup
Oil for deep fry.
Salt as per taste.
Directions
- Grate cottage cheese (पनीर) and potato (आलू). Chop 2 piece ginger (अदरक), green chillies (हरी मिर्च), onion (प्याज), tomato (टमाटर) and coriander leaves (हरा धनिया). Make paste of 1 piece ginger (अदरक) and garlic (लहसुन). Keep aside.
- Peel, boil and mesh lotus root (कमल ककड़ी).
- Now, add grated cottage cheese (पनीर), potato (आलू), half of chopped ginger (अदरक), half of the green chillies (हरी मिर्च), 2 tsp. coriander (धनिया) powder, 1 tsp. red chilli (लाल मिर्च) powder and salt as per taste on meshed lotus root (कमल ककड़ी). 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 (जीरा) seeds. Sauté till start crackling and add chopped onion (प्याज); sauté till translucent.
- Now add ginger-garlic (अदरक -लहसुन) paste; sauté till raw aroma of garlic (लहसुन) goes away.
- After that add red chilli (लाल मिर्च) powder, turmeric (हल्दी) powder and remaining coriander (धनिया) powder and salt as per taste. Mix well.
- Now add remaining chopped ginger (अदरक) and green chillies (हरी मिर्च). Mix well.
- Add tomato (टमाटर) and sauté 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 (हरा धनिया) and serve hot.
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