Kachhe kele(Raw banana) with cheese stuffed Kofta

Ingredients :

Raw banana with cheese stuffed Kofta 

For the Kofta,

• 2 raw bananas- boiled, peeled and mashed 
• 4 medium potatoes- boiled, peeled and mashed 
• 1/2 chopped onion
• 4 tbsp gram flour (Chana ka besan) 
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilly powder 
• 2 chopped green chilly
• Oil for deep-frying 

For the stuffing :

• Some small cheese blocks 

For the gravy :

• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 cup onion paste
• 1 cup tomato puree 
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilly powder
• 1 tsp garam masala 
• 1/2 black pepper powder
• 2 green cardamom
• 1/2 cumin seeds
• 3 cloves
• 2 star anise 
• 2 sticks cinnamons 
• 2 tbsp fresh cream 
• 4 tbsp oil
• Some small cheese blocks for garnish

Method:
Combine all kofta ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Now take some kofta mixture and stuff a cheese block and make a small ball and keep aside. Now heat oil in a pan and deep-fry the kofta till golden brown and remove from the oil and keep aside. Now again heat 4 tbsp oil, add cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds cardamom, cloves, star anise. When the spices crackle, add chopped onion and saute for 2 minutes. Now add onion paste saute for 2-3 minutes till the onion turn the golden brown, add all spices powder, salt and mix well. Now add tomato puree saute for 5-7 minutes and add 1 bowl water and cook for 5 minutes and add in the gravy all fried kofta balls and cook for 1-2 minutes and remove from the gas and add fresh cream and mix well. Garnish with cheese blocks. Serve hot or cool.

Boiled bananas- potatoes

All ingredients mixture

Stuffing kofta balls

Frying kofta

Fried kofta balls 

Stuffing with cheese block