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Palak Paneer Kofta/ Spinach Cottage Cheese Kofta Curry/ Egg Kofta Curry

11/01/2023 by Sujata Roy Leave a Comment

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Do you like palak paneer? For a change try this delectable kofta curry. Palak paneer kofta. No,its anda palak paneer kofta or egg spinach cottage cheese kofta with a spicy rich creamy gravy but without any cream. If you don’t like eggs then you can make only palak paneer kofta. Just increase the amount of spinach/palak, paneer/cottage cheese and aloo/potato. And make your unique and delicious palak paneer kofta.

Its a completely new recipe. As you know I love to experiment with ingredients. And its one of my successful experiment. Very happy with the end result. Make this kofta curry for a gathering of your home and surprise your guests with the scrumptious taste. You can also try some completely vegetarian different types of kofta like

Malai Kofta

Soya kofta balls in gravy

Aloo kofta curry

Mint paneer kofta

Paneer kala chana kofta curry

Methi paneer kofta in palak gravy

Kathal paneer kofta

Chhanar dalna or cottage cheese balls in gravy

Raw banana kofta

And three kofta type balls to serve as a snack

Bhater kofta or rice kofta

Cheesy rice balls

Dimer chop or deviled egg

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Frequently asked questions

What is kofta curry made of?

Kofta curry usually cooked in two different steps. First minced or mashed vegetables, paneer or other ingredients mixed with salt and spices and shaped into a ball. These balls are deep fried or shallow fried then added in spicy rich creamy gravy.

What is the meaning of kofta curry?

Veg or non veg balls cooked in spicy curry or gravy called kofta curry. Kofta curry can made with vegetables, paneer, meat etc. Scroll above to get some different types of kofta curry.

What does kofta means in Indian?

Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in Balkan, Middle Eastern, South Caucasian, South Asian and Central Asian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meat – usually beef, chicken, pork, lamb or mutton, or a mixture – mixed with spices and sometimes other ingredients. The earliest known recipes are found in early Arab cookbooks and call for ground lamb. Wikipedia

What is there in kofta?

Minced vegetables, paneer or cottage cheese, meat, onion garlic and different spices are used in kofta. But kofta can be also made without onion garlic. As I mentioned above you can skip eggs and make palak paneer kofta or spinach cottage cheese balls in rich creamy gravy. Your kofta will be completely vegetarian. If you are skipping eggs, simply increase the amount of palak, paneer, and potatoes.

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Recipe

For kofta

Egg – 2-3, boiled

Potato – 1, boiled

Paneer or cottage cheese – 1/2 cup

Baby Spinach or palak – 100 gram, boiled

Onion – 1, sliced

Salt to taste

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece, grated

Garlic paste – 1 teaspoon

Green chilli – 1-2 finely chopped

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon

Oil – 1&1/2 tablespoon

Cornflour – 2&1/2 tablespoon

For gravy

Onion – 2

Garlic – 4 cloves

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Green cardamom – 3

Cloves – 3

Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece

Cashew nuts – 6

Melon seeds – 2 tablespoon

Dry red chilli – 2

Water – 1 cup

Tomato – 1 large or 2 medium

Oil – 3 tablespoon

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon

Water – 1&1/2 cup

Cilantro or coriander leaves to garnish

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Method

1. Finely chop the washed and boiled spinach. Peel the potato and eggs and grate.

2. Heat oil in a pan or wok. Add sliced onion and when onion starts to change it’s colour add garlic paste, green chilli and ginger. Saute till onion becomes brown.

3. Add boiled and chopped spinach. Saute for a minute. Add crumbled paneer and saute again for 1-2 minutes.

4. Now add grated boiled eggs and potatoes. If you want to make without eggs use two large potatoes, one cup boiled and chopped spinach for kofta or balls and skip eggs. Then follow the same recipe.

5. Mix and add salt, cumin powder, garam masala powder and chopped cilantro or coriander leaves.

6. Mix well and saute till everything combined well and dried up. Taste and adjust salt if required. Switch off the stove and let it cool down completely.

7. Add cornflour and mix well. Make small balls. I have made 10 balls. You can make small or large size balls according to your choice.

8. Heat oil in a pan or wok. Fry the balls from all the sides. Don’t overcroud, fry 4-5 balls at a time depending on the size of your pan. Fry the balls till light brown from all the sides. Transfer the balls on a plate.

9. Boil 1 cup water with cubed onion, garlic, ginger, cashew nuts, melon seeds, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and dry red chilli. Boil for 5 minutes on high heat. Let it cool down.

10. If you don’t want the heat of red chilli in your curry take out the seeds of the boiled dry red chilli and discard. Or if you want your curry spicy don’t discard the seeds and you can also use one more red chilli or grind 1-2 green chilli with the boiled spices or add slit green chili in the gravy.

11. Grind into a smooth paste. Scrap the spices and add chopped tomato. Grind again.

12. Heat oil in a wok or pan. Add ground spices. Add salt and all the dry spices. Saute till oil leaves the sides.

13. Add water and let it boil. Now add fried balls or kofta. Stir and cover. Cook on low flame for 5-6 minutes. Remove the cover. Taste and adjust the salt. You can add little more hot water if required for gravy. Switch off the stove.

14. Sprinkle some chopped cilantro or coriander leaves. Cover and keep aside for 5 minutes.

15. Serve hot with roti, paratha, naan, puri, steamed rice, pulao, fried rice etc.

Notes

1. You can skip eggs and make this kofta curry completely vegetarian. Just increase the amount of spinach, paneer and potatoes.

2. To make this kofta curry without onion garlic, skip the step of boiled the ingredients. Soak dry red chilli in warm water and grind all the spices altogether. You can use more cashew nuts to make the gravy thick or add some soaked and peeled almond and poppy seeds. These ingredients will make your curry thick rich and creamy.

3. 1-2 tablespoon fresh cream can be used in the curry.

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Palak Paneer Kofta/ Spinach Cottage Cheese Kofta Curry/ Egg Kofta Curry

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Do you like palak paneer? For a change try this delectable kofta curry. Palak paneer kofta. No,its anda palak paneer kofta or egg spinach cottage cheese kofta with a spicy rich creamy gravy. If you don’t like eggs then you can make only palak paneer kofta. Just increase the amount of spinach/palak, paneer/cottage cheese and aloo/potato. And make your unique and delicious palak paneer kofta.
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Resting time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 20 minutes mins
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 People

Equipment

  • 1 Wok or Pan
  • 1 Spatula
  • 1 Mixer grinder
  • 1 Sauce pan P
  • 1 Spoon 

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 Eggs  Boiled , peeled and grated
  • 1 Potato  Boiled , peeled and grated
  • 1/2 cup Paneer or cottage cheese grated 
  • 100 gram  Baby Spinach or palak Blanched
  • 1 Onion  sliced 
  • Salt 
  • 1/2 inch  Ginger  grated 
  • 1 tsp  Garlic paste
  • 1-2 Green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 2 tbsp  Cilantro or coriander leaves
  • 1&1/2 tbsp  Cornflour 
  • 2 Onion cubed 
  • 4 cloves  Garlic 
  • 1 inch  Ginger 
  • 3 Green cardamom
  • 3 Cloves 
  • 1/2 inch  Cinnamon 
  • 6-7 Cashew nuts
  • 2 tbsp  Melon seeds
  • 2 Dry red chilli
  • 1 cup Water 
  • 1 large  Tomato 
  • 3 tbsp  Oil 
  • 1 tsp  Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tsp  Garam masala powder
  • 1 tsp  Kashmiri red chilli powder
  • 1&1/2 cup Water 

Instructions
 

  • Finely chop the washed and boiled spinach. Peel the potato and eggs and grate.
  • Heat oil in a pan or wok. Add sliced onion and when onion starts to change it’s colour add garlic paste, green chilli and ginger. Saute till onion becomes brown.
  • Add boiled and chopped spinach. Saute for a minute. Add crumbled paneer and saute again for 1-2 minutes.
  • Now add grated boiled eggs and potatoes. If you want to make without eggs use two large potatoes, one cup boiled and chopped spinach for kofta or balls and skip eggs. Then follow the same recipe.
  • Mix and add salt, cumin powder, garam masala powder and chopped cilantro or coriander leaves.
  • Mix well and saute till everything combined well and dried up. Taste and adjust salt if required. Switch off the stove and let it cool down completely.
  • Add cornflour and mix well. Make small balls. I have made 10 balls. You can make small or large size balls according to your choice.
  • Heat oil in a pan or wok. Fry the balls from all the sides. Don’t overcroud, fry 4-5 balls at a time depending on the size of your pan. Fry the balls till light brown from all the sides. Transfer the balls on a plate.
  • Boil 1 cup water with cubed onion, garlic, ginger, cashew nuts, melon seeds, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and dry red chilli. Boil for 5 minutes on high heat. Let it cool down.
  • If you don’t want the heat of red chilli in your curry take out the seeds of the boiled dry red chilli and discard. Or if you want your curry spicy don’t discard the seeds and you can also use one more red chilli or grind 1-2 green chilli with the boiled spices or add slit green chili in the gravy.
  • Grind into a smooth paste. Scrap the spices and add chopped tomato. Grind again.
  • Heat oil in a wok or pan. Add ground spices. Add salt and all the dry spices. Saute till oil leaves the sides.
  • Add water and let it boil. Now add fried balls or kofta. Stir and cover. Cook on low flame for 5-6 minutes. Remove the cover. Taste and adjust the salt. You can add little more hot water if required for gravy. Switch off the stove.
  • Sprinkle some chopped cilantro or coriander leaves. Cover and keep aside for 5 minutes.
  • Serve hot with roti, paratha, naan, puri, steamed rice, pulao, fried rice etc.

Video

Notes

1. You can skip eggs and make this kofta curry completely vegetarian. Just increase the amount of spinach, paneer and potatoes.
2. To make this kofta curry without onion garlic, skip the step of boiled the ingredients. Soak dry red chilli in warm water and grind all the spices altogether. You can use more cashew nuts to make the gravy thick or add some soaked and peeled almond and poppy seeds. These ingredients will make your curry thick rich and creamy.
3. 1-2 tablespoon fresh cream can be used in the curry.
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Hello there!

I am Sujata Roy. A homemaker, a blogger, a passionate cook, a recipe developer, a home baker, and lastly a foodie.

Experimenting in the kitchen is what I love and enjoy doing the most. Specially experimenting with vegetarian dishes and egg-less cakes and cookies is what interests me more.

My loved ones are fond of vegetarian cuisines, so I have them in my mind whenever I dish out a new recipe.

However, I do not limit my experimental cooking to vegetarian recipes only, non-vegetarian recipe ideas are also dished out. And you can also get many healthy recipes in this blog, including different types of baking ideas with healthy ingredients. So enjoy healthy foods without compromising on taste.

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