Mixed vegetables (carrot, beans, cauliflower, broccoli, capsicum - all grated) - 1 cup
Bread crumbs - 1/4 cup (for binding. Can replace with maida, corn flour or cooked and mashed rice)
Oil - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour- 1 tblspn, mixed with 1 tblspn water
Oil - to cook on appe pans
For the kofta sauce
Oil - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Garlic - 5 pods, finely chopped
Ginger - 1 inch , finely chopped
Green chillies - 3 nos(more or less according to your preference), finely chopped
Capsicum - 1/2, finely chopped
Spring onions - 2
Onions - 1 big, finely chopped
Salt - according to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Fennel powder - 1 tsp (or can add fennel seeds while tempering)
Tomato sauce - 3 tsp
Chilli sauce - 2 tsp
Soya sauce - 3 tsp
Mixed herbs - 1 tsp (Optional)
Finely chopped coriander leaves - to garnish
Method
For the koftas
Finely chop all the vegetables. To make my job easier, I chopped them using mixer.
In a pan, heat oil and add all the veggies. Saute them until it oozes out its water. Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder. Fry them until the vegetables are just cooked and turn off the heat
Add the bread crumbs and mix well.
Divide them in to portions and make small lime sized balls.
Repeat the same for all
Heat your appe pan. Pour few drops of oil in each holes. Dip each ball in corn flour mixture
Place them in your appe pan and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until it becomes crispy.
Flip them over and cook on other side in the same way. drizzle oil over each holes, only if required.
Once all the sides are cooked and crispy, transfer them to a kitchen towel and drain excess oil, if any. Keep aside
For the Kofta Sauce
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds allow them to splutter. Add ginger, garlic and green chillies. Fry for a minute.
Add the finely chopped onions, spring onions, salt, sugar and capsicum and cook for 1 minute. The crunchiness in the onion and capsicum should be maintained. It should not be too mushy
In a bowl combine tomato sauce, chilli sauce, soya sauce and mixed herbs. Add 1 tblspn of water to it and give it a good mix.
Pour this sauce mixture in to the onion capsicum mixture in the pan and bring this to 1 boil. Adjust the consistancy by adding water, if necessary. Turn off the heat.
How to Proceed?
Mix the kofta balls in t this mixture and mix well until everything is combined. Do this step just before serving to maintain the crispiness in the koftas.
Garnish with lot of coriander leaves and some spring onion greens and serve.
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