I'm always on the look-out for recipes that don't involve deep frying in oil. To reduce the consumption of fattening oil is one concern, but the other intriguing concern I have is the leftover used oil that sits in the kitchen for a while. Sure it can be used for tempering / tadka in everyday meals and it'll be all used up in a few good weeks. But it still bothers me to use leftover oil especially when the ingredients involve vegetables and other aromatic spices. A lot of the flavor still lingers in the oil and gives me an unhealthy feeling when I use it beyond 1 or 2 weeks. So, I don't indulge in cooking deep-fried foods unless absolutely necessary as in the case of Vadas. This means that certain interesting dishes like Malai Kofta or Gobi Manchurian would be out of reach for us most of the time which is not so cool.
Without further delay, I wish to jot down some interesting alternatives that I've tried in the kitchen to overcome this hurdle. Koftas seem to be easily do-able in several other fashions, all discovered by the creative cooks at work. Thanks to google for showing me to them :) Here are links to a few good ones that gave me reasonable results :
RedChillies - Malai Kofta Curry
Tried this unique technique last week and the koftas came out quite well! I tweaked the ingredients of the kofta to my family's liking & made a different gravy for the malai but pretty much followed the kofta-making procedure intact.
Low-fat Gobi Manchurian
This is another one I've tried. I must add again, I used a completely different procedure for the gravy to suit my family's taste buds. The baked gobi came out decently well and worked fine in my gravy.
Vegetable Kofta - Bake version
This is something I've been eyeing for a while. Yet to try this method. But sounds pretty fool-proof since the author doesn't mention any serious precautions or pitfalls.
Without further delay, I wish to jot down some interesting alternatives that I've tried in the kitchen to overcome this hurdle. Koftas seem to be easily do-able in several other fashions, all discovered by the creative cooks at work. Thanks to google for showing me to them :) Here are links to a few good ones that gave me reasonable results :
RedChillies - Malai Kofta Curry
Tried this unique technique last week and the koftas came out quite well! I tweaked the ingredients of the kofta to my family's liking & made a different gravy for the malai but pretty much followed the kofta-making procedure intact.
Low-fat Gobi Manchurian
This is another one I've tried. I must add again, I used a completely different procedure for the gravy to suit my family's taste buds. The baked gobi came out decently well and worked fine in my gravy.
Vegetable Kofta - Bake version
This is something I've been eyeing for a while. Yet to try this method. But sounds pretty fool-proof since the author doesn't mention any serious precautions or pitfalls.
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