Palak Kofta Curry

Mom used to tell me that she never had trouble making me eat greens when I was a kid. That taste for greens has not changed for me and I still love eating them. Be it in curry form or soup or anything for that matter.

Now that I have grown up to cook my own meal, greens has been one of the most versatile veggie to try various dishes.

My latest trial was the kofta curry which turned out to be super delicious. The koftas were soft and went really well with the gravy enhancing it on the whole :)

Ingredients (for kofta):

Potatoes - 2
Bread slices - 4
Onion - 1
Green chillies - 2
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Mango powder - a pinch
Coriander leaves(Finely chopped) - 2 tblsp
Salt - for taste
Oil - for deep frying

Method (for kofta):

Pressure cook the potatoes. Peel and mash them thoroughly. Chop the onion, chillies and coriander finely.

Dip the bread in water, squeeze and mix it along with mashed potatoes, chopped onions, chillies, coriander leaves, garam masala, mango powder and salt. Mix well and pinch out a little and roll it into balls. Deep fry the balls in hot oil. Keep the flame low and fry for few mins till they turn into golden brown color.

Place them on kitchen tissues to remove excess oil.

Ingredients (for gravy):

Spinach(Palak) - 2 bunches
Milk - 1 cup
Onions - 2
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Chilly powder - for taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Dry mango powder(aamchur) - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - for taste
Butter - 2 tsp

Method (for gravy):

Wash and chop palak finely. Heat a tsp of oil in a pan and fry the palak by adding little sugar to it. This will help maintain the color of palak. Sprinkle water if necessary. Close the pan with a lid and cook for few mins. Once it becomes soft, switch off the stove and allow it to cool.

Grind the palak into a smooth paste.

Chop onions and mince ginger finely.

Heat butter in a pan and fry chopped onions and ginger till the onions turn golden brown. Now add the ground palak, salt, chilly powder, mango powder, garam masala and turmeric powder to it. Let the contents boil for a while. Simmer the stove and add the milk slowly stirring it continuously. Now let it boil till it becomes thick and creamy.

Add the above done koftas just before serving the curry.

Yummy and healthy palak kofta curry is ready to eat.

Serve hot with chapathi, roti or ghee rice :)

Tips:

You can add finely chopped palak to the kofta dough also, before making koftas.

Top the curry with roughly chopped onion for some crunchiness.

You can serve the extra koftas dunked in butter milk ;)

Written by: Nithya

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