moong dal kofta

Soak moong dal overnight in water. Next day drain out the water completely & grind moong dal along with ginger & garlic into smooth paste without any water, then put it in a bowl add Besan, 1/2 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp of red chilly powder & mix altogether. This mixture should be dry.

Then make the dry mixture into small balls & deep fry them till golden brown & keep it aside to drain out the oil.

Then take a kadai, put oil in it & saute cut onions till it is soft & slightly brown in colour.

Then add 1/2 tsp red chilly powder, daniya powder, garam masala & saute for 2 minutes, add cut tomatoes & saute for 5 minutes into soft pulp, add salt & saute for 2 more minutes till oil separates from the tomato pulp.

Then add 2 cups of water & boil with closed lid till it becomes a semi thick gravy.

Finally add the fried moong dal balls into the gravy & boil for 5 more minutes.

Moong dal kofta is ready. Serve it hot with phulka.

You can make koftas in the same way with vegetables like cabbage, carrot etc.. without grinding the vegetables but cut it very fine.