Ingredients:
For kofta:
* 200gms yam or ol
* ¼ cup gram flour
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1 teaspoon chopped ginger,
* 1 teaspoon chopped garlic,
* 1 tablespoon chopped green chilli or red chilli powder,
* ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
* ½ teaspoon whole garam masala
* 1 teaspoon sugar,
* Salt to taste
For curry:
* 1 large potato, cut into 1” squares
* 1 medium onion, sliced
* 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste,
* teaspoon turmeric powder,
* 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
* 2 Bay leaves
* 1 tomato, chopped
* 1 teaspoon sugar,
* Salt to taste
* 1 teaspoon ghee,
* ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
Preparation:
For kofta:
* Boil the yam in water, mash the boiled yam
* Add the chopped onion, chopped ginger, chopped garlic, chopped green chilli ba icche hole red chilli powder, sugar, and salt and mix well
* Roast the cumin and garam masala, and grind to a fine powder
* Sprinkle the roasted spices to the mashed yam, add the gram flour
* Make a dough
* Make small balls of this dough
* Heat oil in a wok and deep fry the yam balls, take out and drain out the excess oil using a kitchen paper
For curry:
* Half fry the potatoes and keep aside
* Throw in the bay leaves and cumin seeds in the same oil, as the seeds start sputtering add the onion, and sauté
* As the onions turn brown, put in the ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, sugar. Fry till the oil separates
* Add the potatoes
* Pour in about 2 cups of warm water
* Season with salt, cook covered
* As the potatoes get cooked, add the koftas and cook for some more time
* Sprinkle the garam masala and pour in the ghee
* Take out of the flame, and serve hot
