Veg Maratha – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

For Making Gravy:

• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add onion, ginger, and garlic.
• Mix well and fry until onion turns light golden.
• Add tomato, dried coconut, sesame seeds, and cashew nuts.
• Mix well and fry for about 4-5 minutes until tomato cooks soft and mashes with onion.
• Turn off the gas and let the masala cool down a little.
• Transfer it into a blender jar and blend into a fine paste.
• Try to use minimum water or do not use any water while blending.
• Masala is already.

For Making Kofte:

• In a bowl take cabbage.
• Add carrot, coriander leaves, red chili powder, kitchen king masala, coriander powder, garlic ginger-green chili paste and mix well.
• Add cornflour, maida, salt and mix well again.
• Add very little water and make a thick dough. About a tablespoon of water is enough.
• The dough should not be thin at all. Make the thick dough.
• Make small balls from it and flatten it at the center.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Drop kofte in oil and fry until these are dark brown from both sides.
• You can shallow fry the kofte if you want.
• Take kofte out into a dish.

For Making Veg Maratha:

• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, dried red chillies, and blended masala.
• Mix well and fry on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes.
• Add kitchen king masala, coriander powder, red chili powder, khoya, and salt.
• Mix well and fry on medium heat until it releases oil.
• Add water enough to make gravy.
• Mix well and cook the gravy on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes.
• Turn off the gas and veg Maratha is ready.
• For serving, in a bowl take the kofte and add gravy on it.
• You also can add gravy first in the bowl and place kofte in it.
• Veg Maratha goes well with naan, paratha, roti or jeera rice.