Curd and Almond Puffs in Thick Curry Sauce Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time30 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In50 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
Ingredients
| Milk | 2 Pint | |
| Lemon juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Ground almonds | 1/2 Ounce | |
| Turmeric | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Sea salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Onion - 1 medium, peeled and very finely chopped | ||
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), crushed (For the Sauce:) | |
| Vegetable oil | 1 Teaspoon (For the Sauce:) | |
| Tomato | 1 Medium, chopped (For the Sauce:) | |
| Ground ginger - A pinch | ||
| Turmeric - A pinch | ||
| Ground cumin | 1/4 Teaspoon (For the Sauce:) | |
| Ground coriander | 1/4 Teaspoon (For the Sauce:) | |
| Chili powder - A pinch | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) In a large bowl, combine the milk and lemon juice.
2) On high power, cook for 10 minutes or until the milk starts boiling.
3) Let stand, covered for 30 minutes until thick curds form.
4) Through clean muslin cloth, strain this milk, squeezing as dry as possible. Then, discard the liquid.
5) Now, in a large bowl, combing this curd along with the ground almonds, turmeric and salt.
6) Lightly knead to a smooth paste and then shape into twelve equal sized balls.
7) In a skillet, heat the oil.
8) In the hot oil, deep fry the balls.
9) On kitchen paper, drain the fried balls.
10) Now, to prepare the sauce, in a small bowl, combine the onion, garlic and oil.
11) On high power, cook covered for 3 minutes, or until soft.
12) To this, add all the remaining ingredients along with 1/4 pint of water. Mix well.
13) In a blender, puree this mixture.
14) Return the pureed sauce to the bowl.
15) On high power, cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring in between, until the sauce becomes thick.
SERVING
16) For each serving, place three curd puffs in a platter, along with a little of the sauce.
1) In a large bowl, combine the milk and lemon juice.
2) On high power, cook for 10 minutes or until the milk starts boiling.
3) Let stand, covered for 30 minutes until thick curds form.
4) Through clean muslin cloth, strain this milk, squeezing as dry as possible. Then, discard the liquid.
5) Now, in a large bowl, combing this curd along with the ground almonds, turmeric and salt.
6) Lightly knead to a smooth paste and then shape into twelve equal sized balls.
7) In a skillet, heat the oil.
8) In the hot oil, deep fry the balls.
9) On kitchen paper, drain the fried balls.
10) Now, to prepare the sauce, in a small bowl, combine the onion, garlic and oil.
11) On high power, cook covered for 3 minutes, or until soft.
12) To this, add all the remaining ingredients along with 1/4 pint of water. Mix well.
13) In a blender, puree this mixture.
14) Return the pureed sauce to the bowl.
15) On high power, cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring in between, until the sauce becomes thick.
SERVING
16) For each serving, place three curd puffs in a platter, along with a little of the sauce.
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