Ingredients:

• 100 gms – Green peas
• 100 gms – Cauliflower
• 100 gms – French beans, finely chopped
• 100 gms – carrots, finely chopped
• 250 gms – potatoes, boiled and mashed
• 2 tbsp – bread crumbs
• 1 – bread slice, soaked in water
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 1.5 tsps – Lemon juice
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying
• To be ground into a paste :
• For the Koftas:
• 9 Cloves – Garlic
• 1-inch piece – Ginger
• 7 – Green chillies
• For the Gravy:
• 750 gms – Tomatoes
• 3 – Onions
• 4 – Cloves
• 2 – small sticks of Cinnamon
• 1 tbsp – cornflour
• 1 tsp – Sugar
• 1 tsp – Garam Masala
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 4 tbsp – Butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• To be ground into a paste:
• 15 – Cloves
• 1-inch piece – Ginger
• 5 – Green chillies
• For Baking:
• 1 tbsp – fresh Cream
• 1/2 tbsp – grated cheese

Method:

1. For the Koftas:
2. Boil the peas.
3. Steam the cauliflower, french beans and carrots in a pressure cooker without adding water.
4. Add the vegetables and peas to the potatoes and make a dough.
5. Add 1 tbsp of bread crumbs and the bread slice.
6. Add the kofta paste, garam masala, chilli powder, lemon juice and salt and form into kofta balls.
7. Roll the koftas into the remaining bread crumbs and deep fry in oil to a golden brown colour.
8. Keep aside.
9. For the Gravy:
10. Put the tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes.
11. Remove and blend into a puree.
12. Blend the onions with very little water.
13. Heat the butter, add the onions and stir fry for 5 minutes till light brown.
14. Then add the cloves, cinnamon and paste and fry again for 2 minutes.
15. Add the tomato puree and cook for 2 minutes.
16. Add 1 cup of water and boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
17. Pour the mixture into a blender, add the cornflour and sugar and blend.
18. Put to cook again and add the garam masala, chilli powder, salt and pepper and cook for 5 minutes.
19. To Proceed:
20. Arrange the koftas in an ovenproof dish.
21. Pour the gravy and fresh cream over the koftas.
22. Sprinkle the grated cheese on top and bake or for 10 to 15 minutes in a hot oven at 200 degrees C until the cheese melts.

Recipe courtesy of Shilpa