How to make Palak Koftas in White Gravy -
Emerald green koftas in a rich gravy made of khoya-cashewnut-melon seeds and masalas.
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Spinach (पालक), Paneer (cottage cheese) (पनीर)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
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Palak Koftas in White Gravy 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 : 16-20 minutes
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Palak Koftas in White Gravy Recipe
Spinach blanched and finely chopped 2 medium bunches
Paneer (cottage cheese) grated 100 grams
Potato boiled, peeled and mashed 1 medium
Salt to taste
Chaat masala ½ teaspoon
Cumin powder ¼ teaspoon
Garam masala powder ¼ teaspoon
Cornflour/ corn starch 1 tablespoon
Oil for deep-frying
Almonds blanched, peeled and cut into slivers 3-4
Fresh coriander sprigs for garnishing
WHITE GRAVY
Oil 2 tablespoons
Green cardamoms crushed 4-5
Cinnamon crushed 1 inch
Black cardamom crushed 1
Cloves crushed 3
Boiled onion paste 1 cup
Khoya/mawa grated ½ cup
cashewnut-melon seed paste ½ cup
Salt to taste
White pepper powder ½ teaspoon
Green chilli paste 1 teaspoon
Green cardamom powder 1 teaspoon
Ghee 1 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
To make the gravy, heat oil in a deep non-stick pan. Add green cardamoms, cinnamon, black cardamom and cloves and sauté till fragrant. Add onion paste and sauté on low heat for 5 minutes.
Step 2
Add khoya/mawa, mix welland sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add cashewnut-melon seed paste and salt and mix well.
Step 3
Add 3 cups water, pepper powder, chilli paste, cardamom powder, stir well and bring to a boil. Add ghee and mix well.
Step 4
Strain the gravy into another non-stick pan and grind the residue. Add the residue to the strained gravy and mix well.
Step 5
To make palak kofta, mix together half the cottage cheese, spinach, potato, salt, chaat masala, cumin powder,garam masala powder and cornflour in a bowl and mash well. Divide the mixture into 12 equal portions and shape them into small balls or koftas.
Step 6
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry prepared koftas till golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Step 7
Heat the white gravy and pour on a serving bowl. Halve palak koftas and place on the gravy. Garnish with almonds and fresh coriander sprigs and serve hot.
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