Kaddu Kofta Recipe

Kaddu Kofta (Pumpkin Balls) is significantly different in taste from the simple pumpkin vegetable that you make at home. Even if you don’t like pumpkin, you will appreciate the tantalizing taste of Kaddu Kofta. Here is a recipe to prepare the dish at home.

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients for Kofte (for four people)

• Pumpkin: 500 g
• Besan: 100 grams (½ cup)
• Salt: to taste (½ teaspoon)
• Green chilies: 2 (finely chopped)
• Ginger: 1 inch long piece (grated)
• Oil: for frying balls

Ingredients for Curry

• Tomatoes: 3 or 4 (Medium Size)
• Onions: 1 or 2
• Garlic: 3 or 4 cloves
• Green chilies: 2
• Ginger: 1 inch long piece
• Oil or Ghee: 2 tablespoon
• Cumin: ½ small spoons
• Turmeric powder: ½ small spoons
• Coriander powder: one teaspoon
• Cream: ½ cup
• Red chilies: ¼ small spoons
• Garam Masala: ¼ teaspoon
• Salt: to taste
• Coriander Leaves: 2 tablespoons (chopped)

Method

To Make Kaddu Kofta

1. Peel pumpkin, clear it from seeds and grate.
2. Mix besan, salt, ginger, chopped green chilies and salt with the pumpkin.
3. Make balls of the prepared mixture.
4. Heat the oil in a frying pan.
5. Put the pumpkin balls in the heated oil and fry until they become brown.
6. Keep all the pumpkin balls that you have just cooked in a plate.

To Make Kaddu Kofta Gravy

1. Grind tomatoes, onions, garlic, green chilies and ginger finely to make a thick paste.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Put cumin, turmeric power and coriander powder in the hot oil and fry a little.
3. Add the paste of tomatoes, ginger and chilies and fry until they are adequately cooked.
4. Now mix cream in the ingredients and fry the mixture for two minutes.
5. Put water according to the intended thickness of gravy. Also add garam masala, red chilies and salt.
6. Let the mixture boil. Continue cooking for two or three minutes.
7. The gravy is ready. Put into it the pumpkin balls that you have already prepared and cover the lid for two minutes.
8. Kaddu Kofta is ready. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with Paranthe, Naan or Rice.