How to make Palak Aur Paneer Ke Kofte -
Palak koftas stuffed with paneer and served with a onion-tomato gravy .
This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.
Main Ingredients : Spinach (पालक), Bread crumbs (ब्रेड क्रम)
Cuisine : Indian
Course : Main Course Vegetarian
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Palak Aur Paneer Ke Kofte 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 : 11-15 minutes
Cook time : 16-20 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Palak Aur Paneer Ke Kofte Recipe
Spinach blanched squeezed and chopped 2 bunches
Bread crumbs 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Green chillies finely chopped 4-5
Paneer (cottage cheese) 1 cup
Oil 2 tablespoons
Onions grated 3 medium
Ginger paste 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Tomatoes grated 2 medium
Red chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon
Fresh coriander leaves chopped a few sprigs
Method
Step 1
Mix chopped spinach and breadcrumbs with salt and chopped chillies. Divide the spinach mixture into sixteen equal sized balls. Stuff grated paneer into them.
Step 2
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai and deep-fry the koftas till golden brown. Drain onto an absorbent paper.
Step 3
Heat two tablespoon of oil in a kadai. Add onions and fry till golden in colour. Add ginger and garlic pastes. Cook till oil surfaces.
Step 4
Add tomatoes and cook for eight to ten minutes. Add red chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala powder and salt. Stir and cook for about five to six minutes.
Step 5
Add half a cup of water. Bring it to a boil and simmer for five minutes on low heat. Add more water if the gravy is too thick.
Step 6
Arrange koftas in a serving dish and pour hot gravy on top and serve immediately garnished with chopped coriander.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 1073 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 80.3 gm
Protein : 44.2 gm
Fat : 63.9 gm
Other : 25.7gm
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