Raw Banana Kofta Curry

Ingredients: 

For the koftas:
1 - raw banana (boiled, peeled and mashed)
1- potato (boiled, peeled and mashed )
Salt to taste
1 tsp - green chilly paste or red chilly powder
1 tsp - cumin powder
1 tsp - ginger paste
Bread crumbs or corn flour for binding
Oil for frying

For the curry:
1 big - onion
2 - tomatoes
1 tsp - ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp - grated coconut
cloves and cinnamon stick, a little
2 cardamoms
Coriander leaves
2 - green chillies
Salt and sugar for taste

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients for the kofta and prepare them separately. 
2. Dry roast the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon. 
3. Once it cools, grind them coarsely. 
4. In a kadai fry 2 tsp of ghee. 
5. Add 1 tsp of cumin, 2 onions cut in large pieces and fry until onions turn pink. 
6. Add ginger garlic paste and green chillies fry for a little while. 
7. Add the ground powder and fry for 1 minu te. 
8. Add chopped tomatoes and a little grated coconut. 
9. Add salt, fry until tomatoes become soft. 
10. Cool the mixture and grind it with some coriander leaves. 
11. Boil the mixture with the required amount of water to get curry consistency. 
12. Check salt. 
13. Add a little sugar for taste. 
14. While serving, add fried koftas and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Paneer in Coconut Cashew gravy

This recipe is quick to make and tastes yummy with chapathis or rice. Doesn't require too many masalas. Like most of my curries, this one is also slightly fattening!! But definitely healthy...

Ingredients:
Paneer : 200 gms
Onion : 2 medium sized
Tomatoes : 2 medium sized
Ginger Garlic Paste : 1 tbsp
Cloves : 4 to 6
Cinnamon : 1 inch piece
Jeera : 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Cilantro / Coriander : 2 sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 tbsp

For the paste :
Fresh Coconut : 1 cup
Cashews : 15
Green Chillies : 4 or 5

Method:

Grind the fresh coconut, cashews, green chillies and water until smooth. (You can also soak some poppy seeds (khus khus) and grind it... I skipped it though)

Heat oil in a kadai and add the jeera until they splutter.

Add cloves and cinnamon and let it roast for a few seconds.

Then add the ginger garlic paste to it and fry for a minute.

Now add the finely chopped onion and fry till the onions are translucent.

Add the finely chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes.

Add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder. Sprinkle handful of water, cover and cook for another 2 minutes.

Then add the ground coconut mixture, salt and water to it. Close with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the paneer cubes, finely chopped coriander and mix well.

Cover and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Switch off the flame and serve hot with roti or rice.