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Malai Kofta in Spinach Gravy

Malai Kofta in Spinach Gravy is a restaurant-style kofta that melts in your mouth. We dunk it in a healthy and delicious Spinach gravy.
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Vaishali Sabnani

Equipment

  • Pan / Kadai / Wok
  • Blender

Ingredients

Koftas

  • 2 Boiled Potatoes
  • 1 cup Cottage Cheese / Paneer grated
  • 1-2 Green Chilly pounded
  • 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
  • 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
  • 2 tbsp Cashews chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp Corn starch

Stuffing

  • Raisins as required

Palak Gravy

  • 500 gms Spinach
  • 2 tbsp Ghee / Oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 tsp Ginger finely chopped
  • 1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
  • 1 cup Onion Paste
  • 1 cup Tomato puree
  • 2 tbsp Cashew Paste
  • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  • 2 tsp Coriander Powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

Kofta

  • In a large mixing bowl take the potato and paneer.
  • Mash them well.
  • Add green chilly, coriander, gram masala cashews and salt to taste.
  • Now add corn starch and mix well forming a soft dough.Corn starch helps to bind the mixture well.

Preparing Kofta

  • Grease your hands and pinch out a small lemon sized ball from the potato mixture.
  • Place 2 golden raisins as stuffing and bring the sides together to close the ball.
  • Shape into round balls
  • Similarly make all koftas.
  • Deep fry on medium hot oil.
  • Stir occasionally, making sure the koftas are cooked uniformly.
  • Fry until the kofta turn golden brown and crisp.
  • Drain off the koftas and keep aside.
  • At first we will blanch the Spinach.

How to Blanch Spinach?

  • Add 3 cups if water to a pot and let it come to a rolling boil. Add the spinach leaves and let boil for 2 minutes.
  • Immediately transfer to ice cold water.
  • This will stop the cooking process.
  • Add a green chilly and transfer to a blender to puree the spinach.

Spinach Gravy

  • Heat ghee in a kadhai and add cumin seeds.
  • When cumin seeds starts to crackle add bay leaf, ginger, garlic and onion paste. Cook until it gets pinkish-brown in color.
  • Add salt, garam masala, coriander powder. Stir till well mixed.
  • Now add tomato puree and stir fry over medium heat. Add the cashew paste and cook till oil separates.
  • Finally add the spinach purée , simmer and cook for 4-5 minutes .

To serve Malai Koftas with Spinach.

  • Add the hot Spinach gravy to a serving dish , microwave the koftas for a minute.
  • Add the koftas to the gravy .
  • Serve garnished with whole red chillies .