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