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Suran Kofta Curry, How To Make Suran Kofta Curry

2013-11-11 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Suran Kofta- Yam koftas cooked in tangy tomato sauce

Suran Kofta- suran/Yam/suran/jimikand is an edible tuber vegetable like sweet potato and potato. It have hard and rough brown skin and yellow or cream white flesh.The shape and size resemble the foot of an elephant hence given the name Elephant foot.

You have to be careful while peeling the skin or else you can have itching in your hands so it is advised to apply some cooking oil on your hands before slicing suran.

Yam is high in carbs,have good amount of omega 3 fatty acids,good amount of fiber,promotes weight loss, reduce the level of cholesterol and increase estrogen level in women.

This suran kofta curry is a delicious curry, to make it boiled yam /suran is mashed and mixed with besan and spices and then the koftas are deep fried and added in tomato curry. If you like yam then check dry suran curry recipe

Do try these delicious recipe to serve with Sattu paratha-

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yam kofta ki subzi

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3.63 from 8 votes

Suran Kofta Curry

Suran Kofta- Yam koftas cooked in tangy tomato sauce

Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Main Course, sabzi
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: curry, kofta, suran, yam
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • For making kofta-
  • 300 gm Yam/Suran/jimikand/Elephant foot
  • 1/2 cup Gram flour/Besan
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 tsp Ginger/adrak grated
  • 1 tsp Raisins/kishmish chopped
  • 6 Cashew/Kaju chopped
  • 2 tbsp Fresh coriander chopped
  • 1 tsp Green chili/hari mirch chopped
  • 1 tsp Chili powder/lal mirch
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida/hing
  • To Taste Salt- to taste

For The Gravy

  • 5 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 10 Cashew nuts/kaju
  • 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
  • 1 tsp Jaggary or sugar
  • 1 tsp Chili powder/lal mirch
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder / Dhaniya Powder
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric/haldi
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • To Taste Salt

Tempering/ Tadka

  • 2.5 tbsp Cooking Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 3 Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
  • 2 Cloves / Lavang
  • 1/3 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
  • 1/3 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder

Instructions

  • Apply some oil on your hands and then peel the yam.
  • Now wash yam and make big slices of about 2.5 inches each.
  • Add the pieces in the pressure cooker and add a glass of water .
  • Pressure cook on on medium heat for 2- 3 whistles or cook till just done.
  • Drain the pieces and let them cool down completely.
  • Mash the yam pieces and add all the ingredients for making kofta in it and mix well.
  • Grease your palms and make round or oval shape koftas of medium size.
  • Heat oil in a deep pan and when it become hot add the koftas.
  • Now fry the koftas on medium heat till golden in colour ,drain and keep aside.
  • Gravy-pressure cook tomatoes and cashews for 3 whistles on medium heat,no need to add water.
  • Now puree the boiled tomato and cashews and make a smooth and fine paste.
  • Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
  • Then add cradamom,cinnamon and cloves and saute till cumin become golden.
  • Now add tomato puree,turmeric,chili powder and coriander powder.
  • Cook till oil start seperating from the masala.
  • Add 2 to 2.5 cup of water,kasoori methi ,jaggary and salt and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
  • Now add fried koftas and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
  • Serving suggestion- serve with cumin rice,pulao and parathas

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Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Sabzi and Curries, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Elephant foot, kofta, Kofta curry, No onion garlic recipe, North Indian Food, Subzis and curries, Suran, suran ki subzi, Vegan, yam

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Comments

  1. Ready To Cook Food says

    2018-11-12 at

    Can I use paneer instead of suran?

    • anjanaskc says

      2018-11-15 at

      Yes you can use paneer or boiled mashed potatoes

  2. NILIMA says

    2013-11-13 at

    Interesting.
    Will try.

    Nilima

  3. Amrita Vishal says

    2013-11-12 at

    I am so loving this dish esp since I have never cooked with yam before. The curry looks absolutely amazing

  4. Chandrani Banerjee says

    2013-11-12 at

    spicy and yummy kofta curry.


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  5. Sandhya Khattri says

    2013-11-12 at

    Suran is my all time favourite. Like to try is kofta curry as soon as possible.

  6. Anu Anand says

    2013-11-12 at

    Yum and rich koftas with yam.

  7. Arjunan Akilandeswari says

    2013-11-12 at

    Looks tempting….

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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