How to make Chickpeas Spinach Kofta -
Chickpeas mixed with sautéed chopped spinach and masalas, shaped into quenelles, shallow fried and served with yogurt and tahini dip.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Spinach leaves (palak) (पालक के पत्ते ), Chickpeas (kabuli chana) (काबुली चना)
Cuisine : Fusion
Course : Snacks and Starters
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Chickpeas Spinach Kofta Recipe Card
Hindi: palak
Treasure house of vitamins and minerals, spinach must be included in the week's menu. The usage can be varied: chopped spinach leaves cooked with potatoes is a semi-wet vegetable with rotis, a few spinach leaves thrown in with mixed vegetables and turned into a soup is lovely on a cold winter night, chopped and blanched spinach makes a different sort of raita, spinach puree can be used in cutlets or kababs, the list goes on.
Prep Time : 6-7 hour
Cook time : 21-25 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Mild
Ingredients for Chickpeas Spinach Kofta Recipe
Spinach leaves (palak) 1 medium bunch
Chickpeas (kabuli chana) cooked 2½ cups
Cumin powder roasted 1 teaspoon
Paprika powder 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Olive oil 5 tablespoons
Gram flour (besan) 2 tablespoons
Dipping sauce
Yogurt ½ cup
Tahini paste 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves chopped 2 tablespoons
Lemon juice of ½ lemon
Method
Step 1
Place chickpeas, cumin powder, paprika powder, salt in a blender and blend coarsely. Transfer the mixture into a bowl.
Step 2
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add spinach leaves and sauté for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cool and chop finely.
Step 3
Add chopped spinach to chickpeas mixture and mix well. Add gram flour and mix well.
Step 4
Heat remaining oil in a non-stick pan.
Step 5
Divide the chickpeas-spinach mixture into equal portions and shape them into quennels. Place them in the pan and fry till golden from each side.
Step 6
To make dip, combine yogurt, tahini paste, salt, chopped coriander and lemon juice in a bowl and mix well.
Step 7
Serve hot koftas with the dip.
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