Palang Paneer Kopta (a recipe of spinach
& cottage cheese)
Ingredients:
- 500 gm spinach (washed)
- 250 gm cottage cheese (chhena)
- 3-4 tablespoon white flour
- 1 tablespoon nutmeg
(jaiphal) powder - 50 gm raisins (washed)
- 50 gm cashew nut
- 200 gm onion (paste)
- 3 tablespoon ginger paste
- 3 tablespoon garlic paste
- 4 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
- 2 tablespoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoon garam masala powder
- Salt & sugar according to taste
- 2 cup of mustard oil
- 1 cup of water (if needed)
Preparation:
- Boil the spinach, drain the water and make a fine paste & keep aside.
- Mix cottage cheese, flour, mace powder, salt and sugar to taste &
kneed a smooth dough. - Make some medium size balls from dough
- Heat the oil in a pan, fry all the balls and keep aside.
- Kofta is ready.
- Heat the oil in a pan, sauté the onion paste and fry it properly.
- Add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric-chili powder, tomato puree,
spinach paste salt & sugar according to taste. - Fry all the spices properly, add 1/2 cup of water.
- When the spinach mix comes to boil, add pre-fried kofta’s.
- Cook it for 5 min in a medium flame with cover.
- When the gravy becomes thick, sprinkle the garam masala powder.
- Enjoy it.