Recipe: Yummy Kele ke kofte

Kele ke kofte. The Mughlas made use of every ingredient in their cooking and in the most unusual ways. This dish as the name suggests uses phal or fruit to make the kofta. Raw banana is combined with a few basic spices and deep-fried to make wonderfully tasty kofta.

Kele ke kofte is made from raw bananas that simply take this recipe to another level. It is made with fried kofta and served with flavorful gravy. The texture of gravy is creamy and thick also it is a bit spicy. You can have Kele ke kofte using 21 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Kele ke kofte

1. You need of For Kofta.
2. You need 6 of Whole unripe bananas.
3. You need 1/2 inch of ginger and 2-3 green chilli, chopped.
4. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
5. You need 1 pinch of asafetida.
6. It's 1/8 tsp of garam masala powder.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of salt, or as desired.
8. Prepare of For Gravy.
9. It's 250 grams of tomato puree.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of yogurt, beaten.
11. It's 2-3 of clove.
12. It's 4 of Whole bay leaves.
13. Prepare 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
14. It's 1 pinch of asafetida (heeng).
15. It's 1/2 inch of ginger and 4-5 green chilli, chopped.
16. Prepare 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
17. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
18. It's 1/4 tsp of garam masala powder.
19. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
20. Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
21. You need of Few chopped fresh coriander for garnish.

Kachke kele ke kofte recipe with step by step photos - banana kofta are crisp, spiced pan fried patties made with raw unripe bananas or plantains. I am sharing here my first recipe for Navratri. I have a few more recipes lined up. In Kele ke Kofte, kofte balls are made up of Raw Banana combined with basic Indian spices, and deep-fried and then is dunked in Mustard-based Gravy.

Kele ke kofte instructions

1. Boil and peel raw bananas and mash them.Add rest of the ingredients and make balls and deep fry..
2. Heat oil for the gravy add cloves, bay leaf, cumin, asafetida, ginger, and green chilli, tomato puree,beaten curd, turmeric, garam masala powder, red chilli powder, and water to adjust the consistency.Adjust the seasoning..
3. Add the koftas, simmer for a few minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped coriander..

Mustard-based Gravy gives it an authentic taste of Bihar. Well, there is various kind of gravies made for Kele ke Koftes. There are some recipes of sweeter gravy too. But, I wanted to follow the same recipe as found in a Bihari's house. Add the prepared paste and red chilli powder in the roasted spices.