Easiest Way to Prepare Delicious Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry
by Norman Sandoval
Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry
Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, palak kofta / spinach balls curry. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have palak kofta / spinach balls curry using 33 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry:
Prepare For Koftas:
Get 1 tbsp Oil
Take 1small Onion diced
Take 1 Green chilli slit
Prepare 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
Take 1/3 tsp Salt
Make ready 1 Bunch spinach / palak - roughly chopped
Take 100 g Cottage cheese / paneer - grated
Take 1 large Potato -, boiled & mashed/grated
Prepare 1/4 cup Bengal gram flour / besan
Take 1 tbsp Cashew nuts / kaju - chopped
Get 1/4 tsp Garam masala
Get 6 slices Bread crumbs approx
Prepare 2 tbsp Corn flour/ rice flour to coat the koftas (optional)
Make ready as needed Oil for deep frying
Take For gravy:
Get 1 tbsp Oil
Prepare 1 tsp Cumin / jeera
Get 2 tsp Dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi. - crushed or rubbed between palms
Prepare 1 Bay leaf / tej patta
Prepare 1 Onion - large, finely chopped
Prepare 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
Take 1/4 cup Cashew nuts / kaju
Make ready 1/2 tsp Fennel / saunf
Prepare 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder / haldi
Get 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
Make ready 1 tsp Coriander / dhaniya powder
Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
Make ready 1 cup Water
Take 1/4 tsp Garam masala
Get For garnish:
Get 2 tbsp Coriander leaves - finely chopped
Get 1 tsp Dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi - crushed between palms
Steps to make Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry:
Instructions for kofta preparation: - Heat oil in a wok. Add diced onion, slit green chilli, ginger-garlic paste and salt. Saute until onions become translucent.
Add roughly chopped spinach leaves.
Cover and cook for one minute. Mix well. Cover and cook for another ten minutes with stirring occasionally. Open the lid and saute until all the water evaporates. This is important so that the kofta mix doesn't become too soft. Turn off heat when all the water has evaporated. Allow to cool.
Blend the cooked spinach-onion mix to a fine puree. Transfer puree to a mixing bowl.
Add fresh bread crumbs and mix well. The quantity of bread crumbs will vary depending upon moisture content in your spinach mix. Use accordingly. In case you need to add more than what is mentioned in my recipe, adjust the flavour by adding some salt and garam masala.
Knead well to form chapati dough like consistency.
Form ping-pong ball sized koftas. Roll them in dry corn flour/ rice flour to form an even coating upon frying (this step is optional).
Ensure that the corn flour coating is very thin. Dust off the excess corn flour because this will turn the frying oil cloudy.
In medium-high flame, heat oil for frying. Deep fry all the koftas.
Blot them on kitchen paper towel to remove any excess oil. Keep them aside & proceed to making the gravy.
Instructions for gravy preparation: - Heat oil in a wok and add bay leaf, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cashew nuts & kasuri methi. Saute for a minute.
Add finely chopped onions, ginger- garlic paste and salt. Saute until onions turn translucent.
Add turmeric powder and kashmiri red chilli powder. Mix well and turn off heat. Allow to cool.
Remove bay leaf. Blend to a fine puree by adding water. Heat a wok and transfer the blended mix. Bring it to a boil. As the fried koftas. Garnish with crushed kasuri methi & finely chopped coriander leaves. Serve with hot roti, chapati, phulka, naas, kulcha or with jowar rotis like I do.
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