Recipe

Cut the lotus stems vertically into two equal halves. Boil then for 5 mins. After that, wash them in tap water in order to remove the dust. Keep some of the pieces aside and Peel and grate the rest . In a bowl , add besan , ginger garlic paste, salt , ajwain, 1 teaspoon hot oil , red chilly powder and using water prepare a thick batter. Take some batter , put a dry plum in it ( optional) and give it a lollipop shape using the lotus stem kept aside. Like this prepare and dry all the koftas. For Gravy, Take a big wok. Put some oil in it. Add jeera , dalcheeni stick, ginger garlic pieces. After that add onions . Cook it on a medium flame.Let them become golden brown in colour. Keep it aside so that it cools down. Take tomatoes . Boil them and churn them in a mixture grinder and sieve the matter to prepare a thick tomato pury. Now churn the tomato pury and the cooked onions together in the mixture grinder to get a smooth paste.Now take a wok . Add the prepared batter. Add milk , turmeric powder , red chilly powder and salt.cook it fir half an hour on a low flame. After that add tomato ketchup and garam masala. Add the ready koftas to this gravy and cook it for 10 more mins. The lotus stem kofta curry is ready. Garnish with fresh cream and kasoori methi.