Ingredients:



For the Kofta :



450 gm / 1 lb - raw bananas

50 gm / 1/3 cup - onions

15 gm / 4 tsp - ginger

15 gm ½ cup - coriander

5 - green chillies

3 gm / ½ tsp - white pepper powder

Salt

Ghee to deep fry

The Gravy

75 gm / 6 tbs - ghee

8 - green cardamoms

5 - cloves

1 - stick cinnamon (1-inch)

50 gm / 1/3 cup - onions

15 gm / 2 ½ tsp - ginger paste

15 gm / 2 ½ - garlic paste

500 gm / 2 ½ cup - tomatoes

5 gm / 1 tsp - red chilli powder

Salt

20 gm / 4 tsp - butter

75 ml / 1/3 cup - cream

1 tsp - honey

1 gm / ½ tsp - mace powder

Garam masala to sprinkle



Method :

1. Boil bananas for 30 minutes, cool, peel and mash.


2. Kofta: Peel, wash and finely chop onions.


3. Scrape, wash and finely chop ginger.


4. Remove stems, wash, slit, deseed and finely chop green chillies.


5. Mix these chopped vegetables, white pepper, and salt with the mashed bananas.


6. Divide into 16 equal portions and make balls.


7. Heat ghee in a wok, and deep fry the kofta over low heat until golden brown.


8. Remove and keep aside.


9. Gravy: Peel, wash and chop onions.


10. Wash and roughly chop tomatoes, put in a blender and make a puree.


11. Heat ghee in a pot, add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon, stir over medium heat for 30 seconds, add onions and saut� until transparent.


12. Add the ginger and garlic pastes, saut� until onions are light brown.


13. Then add the fresh tomato puree, red chillies and salt, fry until the fat leaves the masala, add water (approx. 400 ml / 1 1/3 cups) and bring to a boil.


14. Remove, pass the gravy through a soup strainer into a separate pot, return the strained gravy to the heat and bring to a boil.


15. Reduce to medium heat, add butter and stir until incorporated.


16. Stir in cream.


17. Remove and add honey.


18. Adjust the seasoning.


19. Grease an oven-proof pot or casserole, arrange the kofta in it, pour on the gravy, sprinkle mace and garam masala, cover with a lid, seal with dough (or silver foil) and put on pressure in pre-heated oven for 8-10 minutes (275oF).