Suran Kofta Curry
Suran Kofta- Yam koftas cooked in tangy tomato sauce

- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1
Apply some oil on your hands and then peel the yam.
- 2
Now wash yam and make big slices of about 2.5 inches each.
- 3
Add the pieces in the pressure cooker and add a glass of water .
- 4
Pressure cook on on medium heat for 2- 3 whistles or cook till just done.
- 5
Drain the pieces and let them cool down completely.
- 6
Mash the yam pieces and add all the ingredients for making kofta in it and mix well.
- 7
Grease your palms and make round or oval shape koftas of medium size.
- 8
Heat oil in a deep pan and when it become hot add the koftas.
- 9
Now fry the koftas on medium heat till golden in colour ,drain and keep aside.
- 10
Gravy-pressure cook tomatoes and cashews for 3 whistles on medium heat,no need to add water.
- 11
Now puree the boiled tomato and cashews and make a smooth and fine paste.
- 12
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
- 13
Then add cradamom,cinnamon and cloves and saute till cumin become golden.
- 14
Now add tomato puree,turmeric,chili powder and coriander powder.
- 15
Cook till oil start seperating from the masala.
- 16
Add 2 to 2.5 cup of water,kasoori methi ,jaggary and salt and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
- 17
Now add fried koftas and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 18
Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
- 19
Serving suggestion- serve with cumin rice,pulao and parathas