Baked Yam Koftas in Green Gravy

By 5har0n_nguy3n

Ingredients

• 2 mediums Yams; (pealed, sliced, boiled, drained)
• ½ cup Peas
• 1 teaspoon Minced garlic
• 2 Jalapenos minced; (optional)
• ½ teaspoon Toasted sesame seeds; (optional)
• 2 tablespoons Chopped cilantro
• ½ teaspoon Salt; (optional)
• 1 pinch Pepper
• 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon Baking powder
• ¼ cup Peas
• ½ cup Bell pepper; (green!)
• ½ cup Cilantro
• 1 Jalapeno; (optional)
• 1 Clove garlic
• ¼ teaspoon Black mustard seed
• ½ teaspoon Ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon Ground coriander
• ¾ teaspoon Salt; (optional)
• 1 teaspoon Sugar

Details

Adapted from astray.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Combine kofta ingredients and mix thoroughly, form into 1 inch balls and bake 1 inch apart non-stick baking sheet until golden, about 30 min.

Meanwhile, blend together 1st 5 gravy ingredients in a blender with 1 cup water. In sauce pan on med-high put mustard seeds and heat until they start to pop, then add blended ingredients. cook 5 min and add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 10 min. Cool koftas for 5 min. Pour gravy into a serving dish, add koftas and serve hot. I served this with a basmati rice green pea pilaf and a vegie curry. It was so yummy, my family scarffed them up before anything else! Posted to fatfree digest by Carolyn_Conner@... (Carolyn Conner) on Feb 10, 1998