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Lentil Koftas in Mustard Sauce Recipe
Black lentils soaked and ground to blend with some of the most flavourful spices. Made into beautiful koftas, bathed in aromatic mustard sauce.
- Total Cook Time 50 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time 35 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Medium
Ingredients of Lentil Koftas in Mustard Sauce
- 100 gm split black lentils
- 2 green chillies
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp ginger paste
- A pinch of hing
- Mustard oil for frying
- 1 tsp black cumin seeds
- For the gravy:
- 1 tbsp black mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
- 2 green chillies salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 350 ml water
How to Make Lentil Koftas in Mustard Sauce
HideShow MediaFor the koftas:
1.
Soak lentils for 30 minutes.
2.
Drain and grind with 2 green chillies, salt, sugar, ginger and hing.
3.
Blend for two minutes.
4.
Make balls out of the batter.
5.
Fry them in hot mustard oil until they float to the surface.
For the gravy:
1.
Grind all the ingredients together.
2.
Tip out excess oil from pan, leaving 2 Tbsp.
3.
Fry cumin followed by the paste.
4.
Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
5.
Add koftas to the gravy.
6.
Reheat and serve with rice.