Urad dal kofta in garlicky spinach gravy

Name: Urad dal kofta in garlicky spinach gravy
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For kofta:; 3/4 cup skinless split black gram (urad dal) washed and soaked; 2 green chillies broken into pieces; 1/2 " piece ginger; For Spices for kofta:; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; to taste Salt; For gravy:; 2 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 5-6 garlic cloves roughly chopped; 2 tbsp white part of spring onion chopped; 1 tbsp chickpeas flour (besan); 1 cup spinach puree (blanched palak puree); 1 &1/2 cup water; For Spices for gravy:; Pinch turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder; to taste Salt; Other ingredients:; As required oil for deep frying the kofta; 1/4 cup homemade cream; 1 tsp lemon juice; for garnishing white part of spring onions chopped

Krupa Kapadia Shah @krupa_kapadia_shah08

Vadodara

#dals

In this lockdown situation everyone is home and need something new to eat. Tried to make a different recipe for my family and to my surprise everyone liked it. Have made kofta from urad dal and served them in garlic flavoured spinach gravy.

#goldenapron3
#week1 (gravy, besan)

#dals

#goldenapron3
#week1 (gravy, besan)

Krupa Kapadia Shah @krupa_kapadia_shah08

Vadodara

#dals

#goldenapron3
#week1 (gravy, besan)

#dals

#goldenapron3
#week1 (gravy, besan)

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Ingredients

25 minutes

5 servings

Forkofta:
3/4 cupskinless split black gram (urad dal) washed and soaked
2green chillies broken into pieces
1/2 " piece ginger
ForSpices for kofta:
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
to tasteSalt
For gravy:
2 tbspoil
1/2 tspcumin seeds
5-6garlic cloves roughly chopped
2 tbspwhite part of spring onion chopped
1 tbspchickpeas flour (besan)
1 cupspinach puree (blanched palak puree)
1 &1/2 cup water
ForSpices for gravy:
Pinchturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspcumin seeds powder
to tasteSalt
Other ingredients:
As required oil for deep frying the kofta
1/4 cuphomemade cream
1 tsplemon juice
for garnishing white part of spring onions chopped

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Steps

25 minutes

1

In a kadhai add sufficient amount of oil and heat it to fry the kofta.
2

Wash and soak urad dal at least for 4-5 hours. Now take the dal in a mixture jar and add little water for grinding. Add chopped green chillies and ginger pieces to it and grind them into a smooth paste. Transfer it into a bowl.
3

Now add all the spices for kofta to the urad dal paste. Mix everything properly.
4

When the oil is heated properly add small size of kofta from the urad dal mixture. Fry them on medium heat till crisp and golden brown. Similarly fry the remaining koftas.
5

In a kadhai heat oil for gravy and add cumin seeds to it. When cumin seeds change colour add the chopped garlic to it and cook till it's raw smell goes away.
6

Now add the white part of spring onions and cook till translucent. Now add besan and sauté till fragrant.
7

Now add water and cook for about a minute. Now add the spices for the gravy.
8

Mix everything well and add the blanched spinach puree to it, mix properly and cook for a while.
9

Now add the ready koftas to the gravy. Mix everything well and add ghar ki malai to it and cook for 2 more minutes.
10

Add lemon juice, mix it well and serve it. Garnish with white part of spring onions. Serve with rotis or parathas.