Oil free vegan zucchini kofta with creamy gravy

Ingredients:-

  • 2 zucchinis
  • 4-5 tomatoes
  • 2 large onion
  • about 10 cloves of garlic
  • 1 inch piece of ginger
  • 1/2 cup of cashewnuts
  • 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds
  • 2 small potatoes
  • 1 small slab of firm tofu
  • Chickpea or kalachanna flour
  • 2 tsp kitchen king masala
  • 3 tsp amchur powder
  • 3 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tsp corainder powder
  • 1 tbsp date sugar
  • Chilli powder according to preference
  • Salt according to taste
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi – crushed
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Process:-

  • Grate the zucchini and set it aside in a mixing bowl
  • Add cooked potatoes, tofu, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp amchur powder, salt, chili powder, turmeric. Mash everything and keep adding chickpea flour till you get a soft dough
  • Prepare koftas and air fry at 325F for about 5-7 mins on each side. Flip and cook on the other side for another 5-7 mins. Set aside the koftas
  • For the gravy sauté onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic for about 4-5 mins. Then add the nuts and seeds and sauté for another 3-4 mins. Blend this with water.
  • In a flat bottom frying pan – dry roast cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon stick.
  • Then add the puree and the rest of the leftover masalas, add additional water if required and simmer for almost 10-15 mins
  • At the end add the koftas and crushed kasuri methi.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves.

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