Gulab jamun kofta curry

Gulab jamun kofta curry recipe, an exotic side dish for chapati, koftas made using Instant gulab jamun mix and served with a rich onion tomato based gravy. Recipe of Gulab jamun kofta curry with step by step pictures and detailed video. We generally make Gulab jamun using instant gulab jamun mix. Once i did a cookery demo here in Singapore for a popular Gulab jamun mix promotion. In that show i didn’t show the usual method of making Gulab jamun using instant gulab jamun mix. I made Gulab jamun mix pakoda, Instant malpua rabdi and this Gulab jamun kofta curry. These 3 recipes were a huge hit and also i made one more sweet using gulab jamun mix, which i will share later. Do try this gulab jamun kofta curry recipe at home and let me know how it turned out.

Also check out my Malai kofta recipe, low fat cabbage kofta gravy made in Appe pan and the no onion garlic Raw banana kofta curry.

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Gulab Jamun Kofta curry

Gulab jamun kofta curry

Jeyashri suresh Gulab jamun kofta curry recipe, an exotic side dish for chapati, koftas made using Instant gulab jamun mix and served with a rich onion tomato based gravy. Recipe of Gulab jamun kofta curry with step by step pictures and detailed video. We generally make Gulab jamun using instant gulab jamun mix. Once i did a […] Side dish for chapathi | roti |parathas | poori recipe using instant gulab jamun mix, Gulab jamun kofta, side dish for chapati Indian Print This

Serves: 4-5 Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 50 minutes 50 minutes Cuisine: Indian
Category: Side dish for roti Author: Jeyashri suresh

Nutrition facts: Side dish for roti calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• Instant Gulab jamun mix 1 cup
• Green chili 2
• Onion 3
• Salt as needed
• Tomato 2
• Cashew nuts 6-7
• Garlic 5 cloves
• Oil for deep frying + 2 tblsp
• Red chili powder 1 tsp
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Kasoori methi 2 pinches
• Cream | milk ¼ cup
• Water ¾ cup (for the gravy)

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Gulab jamun kofta curry recipe, an exotic side dish for chapati, koftas made using Instant gulab jamun mix and served with a rich onion tomato based gravy.

• In a pan add 3 tsp oil. Add 2 roughly chopped onions, few cashew nuts and 4-5 garlic pods. 
• Saute till the nuts turn golden brown.
• Cool completely, grind this into a fine paste.
• Puree 2 tomatoes. 
• In a wide bowl add 1 cup Instant gulab jamun mix, 1 chopped onions, 2 chopped green chillis and salt. 
• Sprinkle little water and make a tight dough.
• Make lemon sized equal balls.
• Either deep fry in oil or shallow fry, else you can cook in the appam pan too for a low fat kofta version. 
• Keep this aside, once the koftas has become golden brown.  This yielded 10 koftas. 
• In a pan add add 1 tblsp oil and add in the onion paste.
• Saute for a minute.
• Add the tomato puree.
• Add 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala. 
• Add salt as needed.
• Mix well and add 3/4 cup water.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes. 
• Add 1/4 cup of milk or fresh cream. If using milk you can add fresh raw full cream milk. 
• Add crushed kasoori methi to this.
• Mix well and switch off the stove. 
• Add the koftas 15 minutes before serving. If the gravy becomes cold, heat it up  and add the koftas. 

Notes

1. The gravy tends to thicken after adding koftas, so just add 15 minutes before serving. 2. You can add boiled mashed potato to the Instant gulab jamun mix while making koftas.

• In a pan add 3 tsp oil. Add 2 roughly chopped onions, few cashew nuts and 4-5 garlic pods. 
• Saute till the nuts turn golden brown.
• Cool completely, grind this into a fine paste.

• Puree 2 tomatoes. 

• In a wide bowl add 1 cup Instant gulab jamun mix, 1 chopped onions, 2 chopped green chillis and salt. 
• Sprinkle little water and make a tight dough.

• Make lemon sized equal balls.

• Either deep fry in oil or shallow fry, else you can cook in the appam pan too for a low fat kofta version. 

• Keep this aside, once the koftas has become golden brown.  This yielded 10 koftas. 

• In a pan add add 1 tblsp oil and add in the onion paste.
• Saute for a minute.
• Add the tomato puree.
• Add 1 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp garam masala. 
• Add salt as needed.
• Mix well.  

• Mix well and add 3/4 cup water.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

• Add 1/4 cup of milk or fresh cream. If using milk you can add fresh raw full cream milk. 

• Add crushed kasoori methi to this.
• Mix well and switch off the stove. 
• Add the koftas 15 minutes before serving. If the gravy becomes cold, heat it up  and add the koftas.

• You can add boiled mashed potato to the Instant gulab jamun mix while making koftas
• The gravy tends to thicken after adding koftas, so just add 15 minutes before serving