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.