Restaurant Style Palak Kofta Recipe

Mubashara Nawaz

Craving something healthy yet indulgent? Try our Palak Kofta recipe, where nutritious spinach meets flavorful paneer to create melt-in-your-mouth koftas, all simmered in a rich and creamy gravy. This North Indian dish is perfect for family dinners, special occasions, or anytime you want to impress your guests with a unique vegetarian delight.

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00:00Assalamualaikum, today we are going to make palak kofta curry.

00:04Your palak koftas are going to be very delicious when you try my recipe.

00:09The koftas will be very soft and will melt in your mouth.

00:12And the curry will be very delicious.

00:15So let's see how we are going to make it.

00:18So first of all we have to blanch the palak.

00:21Blanching palak is very simple and also very important.

00:25The color of palak remains green and the bitterness of palak also goes away.

00:29So for that we have to boil 3-4 cups of water.

00:33And we have to add half kg of palak to this boiling hot water.

00:37Now we have to cook it for 30-40 seconds.

00:41Which means you have to cook it for less than a minute.

00:44And when you add it to the water it will shrink.

00:48And after 30-40 seconds you have to remove it from the water.

00:52And directly put it in cold water.

00:55So put cold water in a bowl.

00:58So this is very cold water.

01:00If you want you can put ice cubes in it.

01:03And we have to put the palak in this cold water.

01:06And leave it in this water for 2-3 minutes.

01:09With this our palak will remain green in color.

01:13And the bitterness in it will also go away.

01:17After 2-3 minutes we have to remove the palak from the cold water.

01:21And put it in a mixer jar.

01:23And without adding water we have to grind it.

01:26So I will grind it coarsely.

01:28If you want you can also grind it finely.

01:30But if it is coarsely ground it tastes better.

01:33So I have grinded it coarsely.

01:35Let's keep it aside and prepare to make koftas.

01:39So to make koftas because I am making veg koftas.

01:42I have taken 200 gms of paneer.

01:44Either crumble it or grate it with a grater.

01:47You will take 3 medium sized potatoes.

01:49And we have to grate them too.

01:51So let's grate it from the thick side of the grater.

01:54You can also mash it with your hands.

01:56Just make sure there are no lumps.

01:58Now we will add 1 cup of finely chopped palak.

02:02So this is approximately 100 gms of palak.

02:04Which I have finely chopped.

02:06Now we will add some spices.

02:081 tsp of salt.

02:10And along with this we will add 1 tsp of red chili powder.

02:14If you want you can also add ground red chili powder.

02:161 tsp of coriander powder.

02:18And 1 tsp of roasted cumin powder.

02:24Along with this we will add 1 tsp of white cumin.

02:28And grated ginger.

02:32You can also finely chop the ginger.

02:34Now for binding we will add 2-3 tbsp of corn flour.

02:38You can also use arrowroot or maida.

02:42Mix it well with your hands.

02:44And our mixture is ready.

02:46Now apply some oil on your hands and make koftas.

02:50These koftas are very delicious.

02:52You can use palak kofta in normal gravy as well.

02:56You can use palak kofta in normal gravy like Shahi Paneer.

03:02Coat the kofta in maida.

03:04So that they don't burst while frying.

03:06And in this way we will make all the koftas.

03:12We have made 14-15 koftas.

03:14Now we will heat the oil on medium flame.

03:16When the oil is hot enough we will drop the koftas in it.

03:20Don't touch the koftas in the beginning.

03:22When the koftas become firm then we will turn the sides and fry them.

03:26And we will fry them until the koftas get a nice golden color.

03:32And they get fried well from all sides.

03:36And in this way our koftas are fried.

03:38We will keep it aside.

03:40And now we will make the gravy.

03:42For gravy I am using mustard oil.

03:44You can use any oil.

03:46We will heat the oil well.

03:48Because this is mustard oil.

03:50So it is important to heat the oil well.

03:52And when the oil is hot enough we will add some whole spices.

03:56In which we will add a piece of cinnamon.

03:58And 2-3 bay leaves.

04:00And 1 tsp of white cumin seeds.

04:04When the cumin seeds crackle we will add 1 large onion.

04:08Which is around 3-4 cups.

04:10We will chop it finely.

04:12And now we will fry the onion until it turns golden.

04:14We will add 1 tsp of grated ginger.

04:18And 2-3 green chilies.

04:20And we will fry it a little.

04:22Until the onion turns golden.

04:28Now we will add 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.

04:34And we will add some water.

04:36So that the onion, ginger and garlic won't burn.

04:40We will fry it for 1.5-2 minutes.

04:42Now we will add 1 tsp of salt.

04:461 tsp of red chili powder.

04:48And 1 tsp of kashmiri red chili powder.

04:50Which will give a nice color to our gravy.

04:541 tsp of coriander powder.

04:58And 1 tsp of roasted cumin powder.

05:021 tsp of turmeric powder.

05:06And 1 tbsp of dry fenugreek leaves.

05:08If you don't like dry fenugreek leaves.

05:10You can skip it.

05:12Now we will fry the spices.

05:16We will fry it for 2-3 minutes.

05:18If you need to add water.

05:20Then add some water and fry it.

05:22We will also add 1 tsp of garam masala powder.

05:26Now we will fry the spices.

05:28Until the raw smell goes away.

05:32Now we will add tomato paste.

05:34These are 3 medium sized tomatoes.

05:36Which is around 1.5 cups.

05:38We will also fry the spices with the tomatoes.

05:42We will fry it until the water dries up.

05:46And as you can see.

05:48Our spices are fried well.

05:50The oil has come to the surface.

05:54Now we will add the spinach.

05:58And mix it well.

06:02Now we will fry the spices for 3-4 minutes.

06:08Now we will add 1 cup of water.

06:10And cook it for 4-5 minutes.

06:24Now we will cover it.

06:26And cook it for 2-3 minutes on low flame.

06:32Now our gravy is ready.

06:34Now the process of adding the koftas.

06:36I will tell you.

06:38You don't have to add the koftas directly.

06:40Because if we add the koftas in the gravy.

06:42Then the koftas will puff up.

06:44And absorb all the gravy.

06:46And also start breaking.

06:48So the way to serve it is.

06:50In a serving bowl.

06:52Arrange the koftas like this.

06:56And now you have to pour the gravy over it.

07:00So when you are serving your family members.

07:02So arrange the koftas in the bowl like this.

07:06And pour the hot gravy over it.

07:08And serve it in 1-2 minutes.

07:12So the shape of your koftas will also remain.

07:14And the koftas will not puff up.

07:16And will also take their shape.

07:18So this is the best way.

07:20In the same way, you serve it to your family members.

07:22Or serve it to your guests.

07:24Everyone will love it.

07:26You can also cover it for 2 minutes.

07:28So that the koftas will absorb the gravy.

07:30So you can serve it instantly after 2 minutes.

07:34And like this our palak kofta is ready.

07:36Which is very delicious.

07:40You can serve it with roti, naan or kulche.

07:42You will love it.

07:46So do try this palak kofta recipe.

07:48Give me your feedback.

07:52Here I would like to show you.

07:54How soft your koftas will be.

07:56These koftas will melt in your mouth.

07:58When you make it with this method.

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08:10Thank you. Allah Hafiz.

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