Cabbage kofta curry / muttaikose kofta curry/ north-indian style kofta curry

Cabbage kofta curry (north-indian style) recipe with step by step pictures

Cabbage kofta curry is a delicious and tangy sidedish recipe for chapathi, naan, parathas. Cabbage kofta curry made in south-indian style served as an accompaniment for rice. It is similar to paruppu urundai kulambu. Soon will post that recipe too. This north-indian style Cabbage kofta curry is similar to gravies. It doesn't have onion and garlic in it. It is simply a no onion no garlic recipe. If you wish you can add that too. Hope you like it. Give it a try.

Check out the Cabbage kofta curry recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food !

Ingredients :

To make dumplings :

. Cabbage - 1 cup (shredded)

. Gram flour - 3/4 cup

. Chilli powder - 1 tsp

. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

. Salt to taste

. Hing/ asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

. Coriander leaves - 2 tblsp ( finely chopped)

. Oil for frying

To make gravy :

. Tomato - 3 medium sized (roughly chopped)

. Ginger - 1 inch piece (chopped)

. Green chilli - 1

. Oil - 1 tblsp

. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

. Chilli powder - 1 tsp

. Coriander powder - 1 tsp

. Gram flour - 2 tblsp

. Curd - 2 tblsp

. Kasuri methi - 2 tsp

. Salt to taste
. Cashew nuts - 10
. Coriander leaves to garnish

Method :

1. Take shredded Cabbage. Add the ingredients given under for dumplings except oil. Mix well. Make small balls out of it.

2. Heat oil for frying. Drop the prepared dumplings one by one. Cook in medium to low flame until all the sides becomes golden brown. It takes 5- 6 mins.

3. Strain the dumplings. Keep it aside.

4. Take tomato, ginger and green chilli in a mixer jar. Grind it to a smooth puree.

5. Heat oil in kadai. Add cumin seeds. After it sizzle, add chilli powder and coriander powder. Give it a mix. Add ground tomato puree.

6. Add salt and Cook until oil separates. Add gram flour. Mix well and cook for 2 mins. Add curd. Cook for a min. Add water and mix well.

7. Cook for 5 mins. Add kasuri methi and fried dumplings. Cook for 3 mins.

8. Soak cashews in hot water for 10 min. Grind it to smooth paste. Add it to the curry. Cook for 2 mins. Turn off the flame. Cabbage kofta curry is ready.