Green Plantain Curry or Kaach Kolar Kofta
 
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Green Plantain Curry or Kaach Kolar Kofta consists of small balls made out of boiled and mashed plantains and potatoes, which are then cooked in a simple gravy with spices.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For Koftas
  • Green plantain: 3
  • Potato: 1 large
  • Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
  • Salt: 1 tsp
  • Ajwain or carom seeds: ½ tsp
  • Cumin seeds: 1 tsp
  • Flour: 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala: 1 tbsp
  • Refined oil: 1 tbsp
  • Chopped coriander leaves: 1 tbsp
  • Water: 1 tbsp (optional)
For Gravy
  • Oil: 4 tbsp (for frying the koftas and the gravy)
  • Dried red chillies: 1
  • Paach foron: ½ tsp
  • Cumin seeds: ½ tsp
  • Bay leaf: 1
  • Slit green chillies: 2
  • Chopped onions: 1 large (or paste)
  • Ginger paste: 1 tbsp
  • Garlic paste: 1 tsp
  • Chopped tomato: 1
  • Cumin powder: 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala: 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder: 1/ tbsp
  • Turmeric powder: ½ tbsp
  • Sugar: ¼ tsp
  • Water: 4 cups
  • Chopped coriander leaves: 2 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
Method
  1. Cut the green plantain in half and boil them with the potatoes. Mash the boiled potato and green plantain together and add all the ingredients mentioned in the first list. Make small balls.
  2. Shallow fry the koftas or balls till the exterior becomes brown and crispy. Keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and temper it with dried red chillies, paach foron, cumin seeds and bay leaf. Once they start to splutter, add onions, chillies, ginger, garlic paste. Saute for a few minutes and add the tomatoes, salt, spices (cumin, garam masala, coriander, turmeric) and sugar.
  4. Now add water, coriander leaves, cover it and let it simmer for around 7 min or till the water reduces to half.
  5. Gently drop the fried koftas and again let it simmer for 5 more minutes or till the gravy reaches the desired consistency. Don't overcook it or else the koftas will start breaking.
  6. Serve with hot white rice and clarified butter or ghee.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/552-green-plantain-curry-or-kaach-kolar-kofta.html