Soybean Koftas With Tomato Sauce
By: Thecoffeebreak
Published: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 1:06pm

Ingredients




For koftas:

150 grams soybeans
1/2 of red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 potato
3 tablespoons of chopped parsley
Salt, pepper to taste

4 teaspoons of butter
50 grams of breadcrumbs
For tomato sauce:

1 can of tomatoes
1 garlic clove, minced
1 onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Salt to taste

Oil

Preparation

1 In cold water soak soybeans overnight. 2 In a saucepan bring water to a boil, add soybean and cook for 40-45 minutes or until soft. 3 Boil or steam the potato for 15-20 minutes or until tender. 4 Preheat frying pan and add 2 tablespoons of butter. When butter is melted add onion and garlic, sauté for a few minutes. 5 In a large mixing bowl combine soybeans, potato, onion, garlic, parsley and mash everything with potato masher or you can blend in a food processor/ blender. Season with salt and pepper. 6 From the mixture form medium size balls, coat with breadcrumbs.  Preheat frying pan and add rest of the butter then lightly fry soya koftas. 7 For tomato sauce, in a saucepan add oil, onion, garlic and spices. Sauté for a minute then add tomatoes. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and add koftas. Simmer for 5 minutes. Serve immediately.