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Dahi Kofta Curry Recipe

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Dahi kofta curry -Kofta made from hung curd in cooked in tomato gravyDahi Kofta Curry- One of the biggest problems with Summer, is the lack of variety in vegetables available.

This recipe takes care of that – with curd being the main ingredient for the Koftas. And since it’s made of curd – so this dahi kofta curry is a perfect recipe for summers!
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5 from 1 vote

Dahi Kofta Curry

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time35 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: curry, kofta
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

For Kofta

  • 300 grams Yogurt/Curd
  • 2 Green chili/hari mirch
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak Chopped
  • 1 tsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 6 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 1 Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 1/2 tsp Salt / Namak

For the batter

  • 1 cup Gram flour / Besan
  • 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1/3 tsp Salt / Namak
  • pinch Asafoetida / Hing powder

For Gravy

  • 3 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 8 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 1 tbsp Hung curd
  • 1.5 tsp Ginger chilli paste
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
  • 1/3 tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1/2 tsp Salt / Namak
  • 3 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya

Instructions

  • Tie curd in a muslin cloth and hang for at least 8 hours to drain the water completely.
  • Take the hung curd (approx 1.5 cuin a bowl and then add all the spices and nuts.
  • Grease your palms and make small balls from the mixture.
  • If having difficulty in making balls then add 2 t.s semolina,mix and wait for 5 minutes then make balls .
  • Take gram flour in a bowl and add salt,1/2 t.s chili powder and pinch of turmeric then add just enough water and mix and make a medium thick batter (like you make for pakoras)
  • Dip the balls in gram flour batter and deep fry in hot oil till golden in color.
  • Heat oil in a pan add cumin seed and ginger chili paste,saute for a while.
  • Add tomato puree and all the spices and fry till oil separates from the mixture.
  • Add 2.5 cup water and 1 tbs of hung curd and simmer for 5-8 minutes.
  • Arrange koftas in the serving dish and pour boiling gravy on it.wait for 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander,chili oil and serve

Notes

Serving suggestions-serve with roti, poori and rice

Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Anjana ji, will you like to do a video on this recipe, so one can see the consistency of the chhena when it has been removed after 8 hours? I am so keen to make this, but I fear I will make a mistake.

    2. Can these koftas be frozen? I have guests in a week, and usually I make some intermediates and freeze them so that I can work faster when they are here. These koftas will be a delight if you can tell me their freezability.

    Thanks soooo much.

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    • Hi Meera- will surely try to do a video on this recipe. The more you remove water from the paneer the shaping of kofta’s will be easier.Though I have never tried freezing the koftas but I think fried kofta’s will freeze well.

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  2. We Bengalis also do more or less same kind of kofta curry with ricotta cheese(chhena). we claa it chhanar dalna.

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  9. First time in your blog, what a wonderful gift to your daughter, I would have loved it if my mom did this to me.., I love maharashtrian food, My sister lives in pune and also gujrath, she gives me some recipes from her friends I would love to try some of your authentic recipes.., beautiful kofta.., looks so delicious..

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  12. Mouthwatering. Would love to have this with kichidi.

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  14. Hi Maayeka ,

    this dahi kofta curry looks great

    and delicious !!!

    Keep on Maayeka :))))))

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  21. This looks very delicious..love the colour..makes it look so inviting..

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  23. dahi kofta curry. wow i have never heard of this before

    this looks so yummy and creamy. i always have issues with hung curd wud love to try this one

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