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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Spinach Kofta Curry

I usually prepare kofta curry with different vegetables, this time I tried with spinach and it came out so well. It was so yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spinach Kofta is a grand party dish and goes well with rotis and naans. This is prepared by deep frying kofta’s (balls) made with spinach, potatoes, corn flour and cook them in a rich gravy prepared with spinach, onions, cashew nut paste and lemon juice.

Ingredients:

For Koftas

Spinach washed and chopped – 1 cup

Boiled potatoes mashed – 1 cup

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Corn flour – 1 tsp

Green chillies chopped – 2 -3 no

Salt as required

Oil for frying

For gravy

Spinach – 2 cups

Onions – 2 no

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Cashewnuts – 4 -5 no

Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Lemon juice – 4-5 tsps

Shah jeera – 1 tsp

Salt As Required

Preparation

To make koftas, in a bowl mix spinach, mashed potatoes, corn flour, green chillies, ginger garlic paste and salt.
Make small size balls and deep fry them in oil and keep aside
Make paste of onions, spinach, cashewnuts in a blender and keep aside.
Heat oil in a cooking vessel add shah jeera and when it splutters
Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 1-2 mts
Add salt, red chilli powder, grinded paste and cook for some time till the oil separates.
Add a cup of water and cover with lid and cook for 15mins on low flame.
Stir well once in a while.
Add garam masala and lemon juice mix well
Cook for 5 mins
Lastly add koftas and simmer for 1 minute turn off the heat
Serve hot with rotis and naans.

Sending this to Veggie/Fruit A Month-Spinach hosted by Reshmi originally started by Priya.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Kofta Bhuna

Kofta Bhuna

Ingredients for Kofta:

Beef minced ½ kg
Medium sized onion 1
Green chilies 2-3
Coriander leaves ¼ bunch
Garlic cloves 2
Ginger 1 medium sized piece
All spice powder 1 tsp
Salt as required

Ingredients for Gravy

Medium sized onion 1
Boil and chopped tomatoes 2
Water 1 cup
Peas ½ cup
Oil ¼ cup
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
All spice powder ½ tsp
Tomato Paste 2 tbsp
Crushed coriander 2 tbsp

Method

In chopper put together ½ kg beef mince, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp all spice, 2 – 3 green chilies, ¼ bunch of coriander leaves, salt to taste, 1 medium onion and 1 piece of ginger. Chopperize well, remove mixture in a bowl and make small balls. Heat ¼ cup oil in a wok, add 1 chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
Then add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds.Now add 2 boiled chopped tomatoes, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp turmeric and 2 tbsp tomato paste. Fry well for 1 – 2 minutes.
Add 1 cup water, also add prepared kotfay and cook on low flame. Then add ½ cup peas and 2 tbsp coriander leaves, cover and cook for 10 – 15 minutes.
Remove lid, fry well on high flame till water dries and gravy thickens. Lastly add ½ tsp all spice powder and a few coriander leaves. Dish it out and serve hot.