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Soyabean Kofta Curry Recipe (Bengali-Style)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe to make tasty Soyabean Kofta Curry easily at home. Simple ingredients, instructions, and equipment to prepare Bengali-style Soyabean Kofta Curry.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali, Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Soyabean Kofta

  • ¾ cup Soya Granules
  • 1 Potato medium
  • ½ tsp Ginger paste
  • 2-3 Green Chilis paste or according to heat tolerance
  • ½ tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • ½ tbsp Mint leaves finely chopped
  • ½ tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 1-1½ tbsp Besan Bengal Gram flour or Chickpea flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable oil

For the Curry or Gravy

  • 3 Tomato medium
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 2-3 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 2-3 Cloves
  • 3-4 Black Peppercorn
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
  • ¾ cup Milk or Fresh Cream
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 6-7 Cashew nuts
  • 8-10 Raisins
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable Oil
  • Water
  • 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped

Instructions
 

Prepare the Soya granules and potatoes

  • First, soak the soya granules in hot water. Cover them and keep them aside for about 10 minutes.
  • While the soya bean is getting soaked, wash the potatoes and cut them in half. Boil them until cooked to perfection.
  • After 10 minutes, drain out the excess water and squeeze out all the water from the soya chunks.
  • When the potatoes are cooked, let them cool completely and peel the skin. Keep them aside.

Prepare the Soya Koftas

  • Now, chop the soya chunks into small pieces or use a mixer grinder to make a coarsely ground soya granule.
  • Transfer them into a large mixing bowl.
  • To this, add the boiled potatoes, ginger paste, green chili pastes, coriander powder, turmeric powder, finely chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves, besan, and salt to taste.
  • Mash the potatoes until smooth and then mix everything nicely so as to form a nice dough.
  • Take a taste test. Add if anything is needed.
  • Now, divide the dough into 8-20 portions, depending on the size you want.
  • Give them a round shape and press gently from both sides to form the shape of the kofta. It can be of any other shape as well.
  • Cover and keep aside. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

Fry the Soya Koftas

  • Next, take a deep frying pan and add oil in a generous amount of oil to deep fry.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • Keep the flame on medium and gently lower the koftas into the oil.
  • Fry them from both the sides until golden brown.
  • Fry them in batches and transfer them to a kitchen tissue-covered plate. This will soak off the excess oil.

Blend the tomatoes

  • For the gravy, take a blender and make a fine puree of the tomatoes.
  • Also, blend the ginger and green chilis.

Heat some oil

  • Next, take a kadhai or a cooking pot and add oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little.
  • Keep the flame on medium.

Add the spices

  • To the heated oil, add the bay leaves (tear them from the middle), cumin seeds, cinnamon stick (break it from the middle), and black peppercorn.
  • Stir them until fragrance comes out of the aromatics.
  • Keep the heat on medium.

Add the paste and tomatoes

  • Now, add the ginger and green chili paste.
  • Stir and fry them until the rawness is gone.
  • Next, add the tomato puree, coriander powder, and turmeric powder.
  • Combine everything and fry them until the oil starts to separate from the masala.

Fry the cashew nuts and raisins

  • While the masala is getting cooked, heat a frying pan and add oil.
  • Keep the heat on medium and add the cashew nuts and the raisins.
  • Fry them for a minute and transfer them into a small bowl.

Prepare the gravy

  • When the masala is cooked, add a cup of water.
  • Cover the kadhai or cooking pot and let the gravy simmer on medium flame.
  • Stir occasionally in between and add salt to taste.
  • When the gravy comes to a desired consistency (semi-thick gravy), gently lower the fried soya bean koftas into the gravy.
  • Stir everything nicely and gently.
  • Let them simmer for a minute or two and then add the fried cashew and raisins.
  • Next, add the milk or fresh cream. (Keep the flame on low while adding the milk or cream).
  • Combine again and take a taste test.
  • Add if anything is needed.
  • Let everything cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Next, add the garam masala.
  • Give them a final mix. Be gentle so as to not break the koftas.
  • Transfer them into a bowl.

Garnish

  • Garnish the soya bean kofta curry by drizzling a tbsp of fresh cream, and sprinkle some freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Homemade Recipes, Veg Recipes