Pizza flavoured kofta in creamy spinach gravy

Name: Pizza flavoured kofta in creamy spinach gravy
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 cups vegetables chunks (cabbage, broccoli,carrot, beans,peas); 1/4 cup chopped fenugreek leaves; 2 boiled potatoes medium size; 1/4 cup bread crumbs; 1/4 tsp oregano; 1/4 tsp dried basil; 1/4 tsp dried thyme; 1 tbsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tsp olive oil; 1 tsp chopped garlic; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 1 medium size onion, chopped; 75 gram mozzarella cheese,cut into small cubes; 1 cup blanched baby spinach; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 5-6 cashew nuts; 2 tbsp milk; 1 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 1 medium size onion, chopped; 1 1/2 tbsp or as per taste salt; 200 ml cream; 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 tsp oregano; 1/4 tsp chilli flakes

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

Kolkata

#masterchef
Kids are very choosy about eating vegetables,In this recipe most of the vegetables has been used which is healthy for kids .And koftas are prepared with pizza flavour as presently most kids first choice is pizza , creamy gravy is yummy and full of nutrients .This is a fusion dish .

Debjani Dutta @cook_14360896

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Ingredients

30 minutes

3 persons

For koftas
5 cupsvegetables chunks (cabbage, broccoli,carrot, beans,peas)
1/4 cupchopped fenugreek leaves
2boiled potatoes medium size
1/4 cupbread crumbs
1/4 tsporegano
1/4 tspdried basil
1/4 tspdried thyme
1 tbspsalt
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1 tbspbutter
1 tspolive oil
1 tspchopped garlic
1 tspchopped ginger
1medium size onion, chopped
75 grammozzarella cheese,cut into small cubes
For gravy
1 cupblanched baby spinach
1 tspfennel seeds
5-6cashew nuts
2 tbspmilk
1 tbspbutter
1 tbspolive oil
1 tbspchopped garlic
1 tspchopped ginger
1medium size onion, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp or as per tastesalt
200 mlcream
2 tbspchopped fresh parsley
1/4 tsporegano
1/4 tspchilli flakes

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Steps

30 minutes

1

For koftas, put all the vegetables and fenugreek leaves in a food processor and blend it.
2

Make a paste.
3

Add boiled potatoes and again blend them.
4

Take a cotton cloth, strain the vegetable paste and squeeze out the excess moisture, store for later use
5

Take out the paste on plate.
6

Add bread crumbs, basil, thyme, oregano, salt and black pepper powder, mix it.
7

Heat butter and oil in a pan, add chopped garlic ginger and onion, saute till translucent.
8

Add vegetable paste and cook for 2 minutes, or till soft, this helps in binding.
9

Cool and divide into equal portions.
10

Take a portion, flatten it on the palm,then add a small piece of cheese in the centre.
11

Cover the cheese with the mixture.
12

Seal it properly, make a smooth ball, repeat process for all the balls, refrigerate for 25-30 minutes.
13

For gravy, add blanched spinach, fennel, cashew nuts in a mixer jar.
14

Add little milk and make a smooth paste.
15

Heat butter and oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and ginger,saute for a minute.
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Add chopped onion and fry till they turn translucent.
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Add spinach puree and salt, mix it.
18

Add excess moisture from vegetables, cook for 5-6 minutes.
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Now add cream in low flame, cook it for couple of minutes, mix continuously.
20

Add parsley, oregano and chilli flakes,give a quick mix and put out the flame.
21

Now take out the koftas from the refrigerator, deep fry it.
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In serving plate, pour some gravy and put the koftas on it.
23

Kids will really enjoy with buttery rice.