Baked Yam koftas and sauce

Koftas:
2 medium yams (peeled,sliced,boiled,drained)
1/2 c peas
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)
2 T chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp salt
pinch pepper
2 T cornstarch
1/4 tsp baking powder
 
Sauce:
1 cup water
1/4 C peas
1/2 C green bell pepper
1/2 C cilantro
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 tsp black mustard seed
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees


Combine kofta ingredients and mix thoroughly. Form into 1 inch balls and bake 1 inch apart on a non stick baking sheet until golden, about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix together the first 5 sauce ingredients in a blender. In sauce pan on med-high put mustard seeds and heat until they start to pop, then add blended ingredients. cook 5 min and add the rest of the spices. Simmer for 10 min.

Cool koftas for 5 min. Pour sauce into a serving dish, add koftas and serve hot with rice or grain of choice.