Ingredients:

• For the koftas:
• 1 – Raw banana (boiled, peeled and mashed)
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp – Green chilli paste or Red Chilli powder
• 1 tsp – cumin powder
• 1 tsp – Ginger paste
• Bread crumbs for binding
• Oil for deep frying
• For the curry:
• 1 – big Onion
• 2 – Tomatoes
• 1 tsp – Ginger Garlic paste
• A few Cloves and Cinnamon stick
• Coriander leaves
• 2 – Green chillies
• 4 to 5 – Almonds or Cashew nuts
• Salt and Sugar for taste

Method:

1. Mix all the kofta ingredients, make lemon sized balls, deep fry and keep aside.
2. In a kadai, fry 2 to 3 tbsp of oil.
3. Add 1 tsp of cumin and chopped onion and fry until onion turns pink.
4. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillies and fry for a little while.
5. Add chopped tomatoes and 5 cloves.
6. Then add cinnamon stick, almonds/cashew nuts and a little grated coconut.
7. Add salt and fry until tomatoes become soft.
8. Cool the mixture and grind it with some coriander leaves.
9. Boil the mixture with the required amount of water to get curry consistency.
10. Check salt.
11. Add a little sugar for taste.
12. While serving, add fried koftas and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Recipe courtesy of Sushma Padur