Cheesy Spinach Kofta Curry
Ingredients:
For Koftas:
1 cup spinach chopped finely
½ cup grated cottage cheese
½ mashed boiled potato
1 ½ tsp garlic paste
2 green chillies chopped
½ tsp cumin powder
2 tbsp bread crumb
2 tbsp cornflour
Salt to taste
6-8 crushed black peppercorn
Oil for frying
For Curry Paste:
30 gm Butter
50 gms onion chopped
1 small piece of ginger chopped
8-9 garlic cloves chopped roughly
12-15 cashew nuts
150 gm tomato chopped
½ tsp Turmeric powder
5-6 Kashmiri chilli deseeded
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp cumin seeds
For making curry:
15 ml oil
150 ml vegetable stock
50 gm chopped onions
50 gm processed cheese
2 tbsp fresh cream
Salt to taste
Method:
In a mixing bowl, combine all the kofta ingredients. Adjust seasoning and make small round balls and fry in hot oil till crispy and well cooked. Keep aside. For making curry paste, heat butter in a pan and sauté chopped onions for 2 minutes till soft. Now add ginger, garlic, cashews, red chillies, coriander seeds & cumin seeds. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add tomatoes, turmeric powder and chopped coriander leaves and cook till tomatoes are soft. Remove from flame and let it cool. Then grind into a smooth paste. Keep aside For making gravy, Heat oil in a pan and sauté onions till light brown in colour. Now add prepared curry paste and vegetable stock and cook on medium flame till the fat starts to separate. Then add grated cheese, fresh cream and salt as per your taste. Let it simmer for 2 minutes till cheese melts. Now at the end, add fried spinach koftas and mix well. Adjust consistency and remove from the flame.
Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves and grated cheese.
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