Recipe- Healthy To Eat Broccoli Kofta Curry

Broccoli is considered to be a SUPERFOOD since it’s got a bunch of things that are good for your health. Being a bit of health nut myself, it’s indeed surprising that I have never bothered to cook with it. Y’all won’t believe it but it was my friend’s picky little eight year old who finally made me buy it.

Ingredients

Kofta

2 Broccoli heads
1 cup Mozzarella Cheese
1 Potato boiled & mashed
4 tbsp Rice flour
1 Serrano Chilli finely chopped
2 tsp Garam Masala
3 tsp Dry Mango Powder
Salt: To taste
Oil

Curry

1 Onion finely chopped
2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
2 cups Tomato Sauce
1½ tsp Red Chili Powder
2 tsp Coriander Powder
¾ tsp Turmeric
2 tsp Garam Masala
1 cup Yogurt
Salt to taste
Oil

Method

Kofta

- Blanch the broccoli florets in a pot of boiling water for 5 minutes, then rinse under cold water. Drain well. Pulse the broccoli in a food processor for few seconds.

- In a bowl add mashed potatoes, broccoli, cheese, rice flour, red chili powder, garam masala, serrano, dry mango powder, salt and stir together. Cover and refrigerate for an hour

- Scoop equal amounts of the mixture by hand or with an ice cream scoop and gently press between your hands into a firm ball. Deep fry till golden brown.

Curry

- Roast the onions in a sauté pan over medium heat and cook until soft. Keep aside to cool. In a blender add the onion mixture and blend to make a smooth paste with a little water.

- In a deep pan add oil. Once hot add onion paste, ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the ginger and garlic disappears. Add tomato puree along with coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala and stir well.

- Add water as desired and bring it to boil. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. Take the pan off the stove, add yogurt. Put the pan back on the stove and cook for 3-4 minutes. Gently add the koftas to the gravy and cook for 3-4 minutes.

- Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot.