Broccoli And Pinenut Kofta

Ingredients 

• 1 medium broccoli ,chopped
• 2 tablespoons broken Wheat
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 8-10 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 inch ginger piece, chopped
• 4-6 green chillies, chopped
• 3 tablespoons roasted chana dal (dalia)
• 8-10 cashewnuts
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves 
• Salt to taste
• 3-4 tablespoons cornflour/ corn starch
• 3 tablespoons pine nuts(chilgoza)
• 3 tablespoons raisins
• 1 teaspoon chaat masala
• 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 
• 6 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon green cardamom powder
• A pinch of nutmeg powder
• A pinch of mace powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon refined flour (maida)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3/4 cup fresh cream

Method

1. Boil the broccoli in two cups of water and salt till half done. Soak broken wheat for about fifteen minutes. In a pan heat two tablespoons of oil, add cumin seeds and sauté.
2. Add garlic, ginger, green chillies and roasted chana and sauté for two to three minutes. Add the soaked broken wheat and mix. Add cashewnuts and sauté. Add the broccoli and cook till completely dry.
3. Cool and grind with coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt. Add corn starch, mix and shape into sixteen equal sized balls. For the stuffing mix roasted pine nuts, raisins, chaat masala, red chilli powder and lemon juice and grind in the mixer.
4. Make sixteen equal balls and stuff into the broccoli balls and roll into koftas. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep fry the koftas till golden. Drain and keep aside.
5. To make the gravy, heat two tablespoons of oil in a deep pan, add cumin seeds, ginger, garlic and sauté. Add tomatoes and cook. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, green cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, mace powder, salt and mix.
6. Blend refined flour in half a cup of water and add. Stir, cover and cook for fifteen minutes. Cool and make a puree. Heat the puree again, add butter and honey and mix. Add fresh cream and mix. Add the fried koftas and serve hot.

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