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Palak Kofta Curry

Palak kofta curry is a tasty accompaniment from North Indian cuisine. Guilt free, melt in the mouth koftas are dunked in a spinach gravy, makes a tasty treat with any meal.
Course dinner, lunch ideas
Cuisine north indian
Keyword accomapniments, healthy recipes, palak recipes
Author Jayashree

Ingredients

For the gravy

  • 3 cluster spinach
  • 2 onion
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 2 green chilli
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoon fresh cream
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • salt
  • 2 teaspoon oil

For the koftas

  • 3 boiled potato
  • 1 onion
  • 2 green chilly
  • spinach leaves
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • 2 slices bread
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/4 teaspoon amchur powder
  • salt to taste
  • cornflour for binding
  • oil for frying

Instructions

For the gravy

  • Blanch the spinach leaves, keep aside a few for koftas.
  • When cool grind it to a paste.
  • Take oil in a pan, add ginger, saute for a while, then add onions.
  • As the onions turn pale pink, put the spinach puree. Allow to boil.
  • Add milk, coriander powder, red chilly powder, garam masala powder and salt.
  • Lastly, add the cream, let cook for sometime.

To make koftas

  • Take a bowl and mash the potatoes
  • Add finely chopped onion, spinach and coriander leaves to it.
  • Grind the ginger and chilli together.
  • Mix all the spice powders along with salt and bread to it.
  • Knead well.
  • Make flat balls and keep it aside.
  • Make a paste of cornflour.
  • Dip the balls in it and shallow fry on a skillet.

To serve:

  • Put the koftas in the gravy and serve immediately.