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Spinach Kofta Curry

Ingredients

• 1½ bunch of Spinach.( Approx.300 gms)
• ¼ cup beat curd.
• Onion gravy Ingredients
• 2 tbsp.Oil
• 4 medium size onion.
• ½ inch Ginger piece.
• 3 Cloves.
• ½ inch Cinnamon stick.
• 1 Green Cardamom.
• 1 Black Cardamom.
• 4 whole black pepper.
• 2 Garlic pods.
• Tempering Ingredients
• 2 Bay leaves.
• 8-10 Curry leaves.
• 1 Whole red chilli.
• 1 tsp. Cumin seeds.
• Ingredients for Kofta
• ½ bunch finely chopped Spinach.(100 gms.)
• ¾ cup wheat coarse flour.
• 2 tbsp. Chickpea flour ( besan).
• 1 tsp. red chilli powder.
• ½ tsp. Cumin Coriander powder.
• ½ tsp. Turmeric powder.
• ⅛ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
• 2 tsp. Sugar.
• 1 tsp. Salt.
• 2 tbsp. Oil.
• Oil for frying.
• Garnishing.
• ¼ cup finely chopped coriander leaves.

Method

1. Wash Spinach leaves thoroughly and finely chopped ½ bunch of Spinach for kofta
2. Marinate finely chopped Spinach with salt and sugar and keep aside.
3. Blanch remaining Spinach and keep aside.
4. Cut onions for gravy.
5. Heat oil in nonstick pan and soute all dry ingredients and then add onion wedges, garlic pods and ginger .Soute till onion becomes translucent.
6. Make a paste once it is cool down and keep aside.
7. Make a puree of blanched spinach and keep aside.
8. In marinated spinach mix wheat flour, besan and all spices.
9. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and make a kofta batter.
10. Heat oil for kofta frying.
11. Half fry all kofta and keep aside.
12. Heat oil in nonstick pan and add Cumin seeds. After crackling sound add Asafoetida powder, bay leaves, curry leaves, red chilli. Quickly stir and add onion gravy . Soute till oil separates. Add curd and Spinach puree. Give quick stir for 2-3 times and then add 1 cup water.
13. Once gravy starts boiling add all kofta , close the lid and cook in slow flame for 5 minutes.
14. Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
15. Taste the dish before serving. Serve hot Spinach kofta Curry with paratha, kulcha, nan, roti, bhakri , rice or as you wish.