Recipe for Palak Paneer Kofta
THis article shows you how to make Palak Paneer kofta at Home. This article includes ingredients required and recipe for making Palak Paneer Kofta with detailed step by step process. The ingredients are listed in english as well as hindi for the easy understanding of the reader.
Ingredients required for making Palak Paneer Kofta
ingredients required for making Kofta
Two cups of Cheese (Paneer)
Two cups of finely chopped Spinach (Palak)
One tablespoon shredded Ginger
One tablespoon Gram flour (Besam)
One tablespoon Red Chili powder (Lal Mirch)
One tablespoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya)
One tablespoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
One tablespoon Mango powder (Amchur)
One tablespoon Oil
Salt as per tasteIngredients required for making Gravy (Chatni)
Two cups sliced and chopped Onion
One cup chopped Tomato
Three-Four chopped Green chilies (Hari Mirch)
One-Two shredded Ginger
One-Two Garlic
Seven-Eight Cashews (Kaju) Soaked in warm water
Seven-Eight Almonds (Badam) Soaked in warm water
One tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
One tablespoon Coriander powder (Dhniya)
One tablespoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
One tablespoon Garam Masala
One-Two cups milk
One tablespoon Oil
Salt as per tastePreparing Kofta and Chatni
Preparing Kofta
Take all the ingredients except Gram Flour and mix them nicely
At the end add besan and mix well
Make small balls out of it and deep fry them
Drain on a newspaper so that extra oil gets removed from them.Preparing Gravy (Chatni)
Take oil in a non stick pan
Add onion, green chilies, ginger, garlic and fry till onions become rousted.
Add tomatoes, Cashews, almonds and all the dry masalas except garam masala and fry for another 2-3 minutes
Add milk and cook for 1 minute
Let the mixture cool down and then puree it by adding little water about one to two cups
Take another pan and add 1 tsp oil again.
Now, add the pureed mixture and let it cook and close the lid as it will start to bubble immediately, let it cook for about three to four minutes
Add garam masala and let it cook for another one minute.
Add extra water based on how thick or runny you want your gravy to be.
Add koftas to the gravy about five to seven minutes before serving so that they get the gravy flavor and don't become too soggy or break apart .As koftas are well cooked, no need to cook them with the gravy).Serving
One can serve it based on the preference or can Serve it hot with roti/paratha/naan.
Both Palak And Paneer are Good in fibers hence easy to maintain weight.These recipe does not include use of pottato hence very less carbohydrates.
