Tasty Spinach Kofta Kadhi Recipe

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 20 Minutes

Servings 2-3

Rating

Spinach Kofta Kadhi is a popular dish of North Indian cuisine. The deep fried spinach dumplings cooked in curd based gravy. This dish is perfect when you have unexpected guests at your home. This dish has a nice taste, flavor and also a smooth texture. This dish is generally served with roti or rice. Let’s follow this recipe.

Ingredients

For The Spinach Koftas

3/4 cupblanched and chopped spinach (palak)
1/4 cupbesan (gram flour)
saltto taste
1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tspchili powder
a pinchsoda bi-carbonate
oilfor deep-frying

For The Kadhi

1 cupwhisked curds (dahi)
2 tbspbesan (gram flour)
1 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
a pinchasafoetida (hing)
6curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 tspfinely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 cupthinly sliced onions
saltto taste
1 tspginger-green chili paste
1 tbspoil
1/4 tspturmeric powder (haldi)

Directions

For the spinach koftas

In a bowl, spinach, besan,salt, cumin seeds, chili powder and soda bi-carbonate and mix it well.
Divide the mixture into equal portions and shape into even-sized balls.
Heat the oil in a deep-kadhai and deep fry 4-5 koftas at a time till they are golden brown in color from all the sides.
Once done, drain on an absorbent paper and keep it aside.

For the kadhi

In a bowl, add curd, besan ½ cup of water in a bowl and whisk it well till no lumps remain.
Add more ½ cup of water and whisk it nicely and keep it aside.
Heat the oil in a kadhai and add the cumin seeds and when the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida, curry leaves and fry a few minutes.
Add the garlic and onions and fry on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes and add the curd-besan mixture, salt, ginger - green chili paste and turmeric powder, mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes and stir continuously.