Step-by-Step Guide to Make Mario Batali Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, palak kofta / spinach balls curry. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook palak kofta / spinach balls curry using 33 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry:

1. Prepare For Koftas:
2. Get 1 tbsp Oil
3. Make ready 1small Onion diced
4. Take 1 Green chilli slit
5. Get 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
6. Get 1/3 tsp Salt
7. Prepare 1 Bunch spinach / palak - roughly chopped
8. Prepare 100 g Cottage cheese / paneer - grated
9. Prepare 1 large Potato -, boiled & mashed/grated
10. Prepare 1/4 cup Bengal gram flour / besan
11. Get 1 tbsp Cashew nuts / kaju - chopped
12. Get 1/4 tsp Garam masala
13. Make ready 6 slices Bread crumbs approx
14. Prepare 2 tbsp Corn flour/ rice flour to coat the koftas (optional)
15. Get as needed Oil for deep frying
16. Make ready For gravy:
17. Take 1 tbsp Oil
18. Prepare 1 tsp Cumin / jeera
19. Take 2 tsp Dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi. - crushed or rubbed between palms
20. Get 1 Bay leaf / tej patta
21. Prepare 1 Onion - large, finely chopped
22. Prepare 1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
23. Take 1/4 cup Cashew nuts / kaju
24. Make ready 1/2 tsp Fennel / saunf
25. Make ready 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder / haldi
26. Prepare 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
27. Prepare 1 tsp Coriander / dhaniya powder
28. Get 1/2 tsp Salt
29. Take 1 cup Water
30. Take 1/4 tsp Garam masala
31. Get For garnish:
32. Make ready 2 tbsp Coriander leaves - finely chopped
33. Prepare 1 tsp Dry fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi - crushed between palms

Steps to make Palak Kofta / Spinach Balls Curry:

1. 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.
2. Add roughly chopped spinach leaves.
3. 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.
4. Blend the cooked spinach-onion mix to a fine puree. Transfer puree to a mixing bowl.
5. Add grated paneer & boiled potato, besan, broken cashew nut pieces and garam masala. Mix well.
6. 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.
7. Knead well to form chapati dough like consistency.
8. 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).
9. Ensure that the corn flour coating is very thin. Dust off the excess corn flour because this will turn the frying oil cloudy.
10. In medium-high flame, heat oil for frying. Deep fry all the koftas.
11. Blot them on kitchen paper towel to remove any excess oil. Keep them aside & proceed to making the gravy.
12. 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.
13. Add finely chopped onions, ginger- garlic paste and salt. Saute until onions turn translucent.
14. Add turmeric powder and kashmiri red chilli powder. Mix well and turn off heat. Allow to cool.
15. 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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