Healthy koftas

Poppy seeds ( kaskas) 1 cup

Besan/ gram flr 2 tbsp

Green chilies 5

Onion 1 big

Ginger 1/2 “

Garlic flakes 4

Coriander pdr 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Red chilies 2

Cinnamon 2 ½ cm

Cardamoms 4

Oil ½ cup

Method

Roast, & grind the poppy seeds & green chilies well.

Separately grind onion, ginger, garlic & keep the paste in a bowl.

Grind cumin, coriander, red chilies & keep this in another bowl.

 also grind cardamom &  cinnamon & keep separately.

Mix poppy seed paste with besan & salt, make small round koftas.

Heat oil in a pan & fry the koftas.

After frying, use the remaining oil to fry the onion mixture. When this paste is half- fried, add the cumin paste & fry well.

Pour 1 ½ cups of water & boil toll the gravy turns a golden brown.

Let it simmer for 5 minutes, then add the koftas & boil for another minute.

Remove the pan, sprinkle a little garam masala as per you taste.

This can be served with hot rice, or puri or roti.