Caby Kofta

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The caby koftas or cabbage dumplings are cooked in a spicy thick onion-tomato based gravy. The gram flour or besan blended cabbage or caby koftas are fried and simmered in the curry for this delicious recipe.

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Caby Kofta recipe - How to make Caby Kofta

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Total Time: 30 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

For The Koftas
1/2 shredded cabbage
2 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

For The Gravy
2 chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
2 tsp chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp oil
1 bayleaf (tejpatta)
1 cardamom (elaichi)
1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1 clove (laung / lavang)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
chilli powder to taste

Method

For the koftas

Take the shredded cabbage in a bowl, add the besan and salt, mix well and shape them into small equal round balls.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and deep fry the balls till they turn golden brown and crisp from all the sides.
Drain on an absorbent paper and keep aside.

For the gravy

Combine the onions, tomatoes, ginger and coriander seeds and blend in a mixer till smooth.
Heat the oil in a kadhai, add the bay leaf, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and saute for 10 seconds.
Add the prepared paste and salt, mix well and saute for 4 minutes.

How to serve