Urad dal kofta in garlicky spinach gravy

Source : In A Kadhai Add Sufficient Amount Of Oil And Heat It To Fry The Kofta Wash And Soak Urad Dal At Least For 4-5 Hours Now Take The Dal In A Mixture Jar A...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : May 14, 2026

Step:

  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.

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

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  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.

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  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.

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

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

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

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  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.

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

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Ingredients

  1. For kofta:
  2. 3/4 cup skinless split black gram (urad dal) washed and soaked
  3. 2 green chillies broken into pieces
  4. 1/2 " piece ginger
  5. For Spices for kofta:
  6. 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  7. 1/4 tsp asafoetida
  8. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  9. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  10. 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  11. to taste Salt
  12. For gravy:
  13. 2 tbsp oil
  14. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  15. 5-6 garlic cloves roughly chopped
  16. 2 tbsp white part of spring onion chopped
  17. 1 tbsp chickpeas flour (besan)
  18. 1 cup spinach puree (blanched palak puree)
  19. 1 &1/2 cup water
  20. For Spices for gravy:
  21. Pinch turmeric powder
  22. 1 tsp red chilli powder
  23. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder
  24. to taste Salt
  25. Other ingredients:
  26. As required oil for deep frying the kofta
  27. 1/4 cup homemade cream
  28. 1 tsp lemon juice
  29. for garnishing white part of spring onions chopped

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