Hello friends,
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I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my food blog.
# Today I am present for my dear visitors and friends with a delicious and nutritious Curry of "Spinach And Paneer Cofta".
# I am making it in a traditional way of our mother and grandmother. It is a desi style recipe without using all purpose flour, corn flour, potatoes and bread slices.
# I am sure that you would like and try it.
# Let's start the recipe.
# Prep Time....15 minutes
# Cook Time.....25 minutes
# Servings...3 to 4
# Cuisine.... Indian
# Course....Main / lunch and dinner
# Ingredients For The Recipe
# Ingredients For Making Paneer Cofta...
1. Paneer....110 gram
2. Gram flour...2 Table spoon only ( besan )
3. Pinch of baking soda only
4. Salt....1/4 Tea spoon only
# Ingredients For The Spinach Gravy..
1. Spinach...2 bunches
2. Tomatoes .... 4...200 gram
3. Ginger ... 1/2 इंच
4. Green chillies.... २
5. Oil or ghee ... 4 Table spoon
6. Pinch of asafoetida
7. Cumin seeds .... 1/2 Tea spoon
8. Coriander powder.... 1 Tea spoon
9. Red chillie powder ... 1/2 Tea spoon
10. Garam masala ... 1/4 Tea spoon
11. Lemon... Half Lemon juice
12. Coriander leaves.....2 Table spoon for garnishing
13. Chopped tomatoes....for garnishing ( optional )
# Procedure For Making... "Palak Paneer Cofta Curry"
# Firstly keep the ingredients ready for the curry.
Wash the spinach well in the water and let it boil openly in a deep pan on the Full flame.
It will take 4 minutes.
The purpose is to blanch it only for maintaining its green colour.
# As the spinach is get boiled... immediately drain out in a strainer and pour the cold water over it for checking its cooking.
# Make the puree of spinach in the mixer jar and keep aside.
# Now roughly chop the tomatoes, ginger and green chillies.
Grind it in the mixer jar and keep aside.
# Then crumble the paneer with hands.
Add gram flour, pinch of baking soda and very little salt in the paneer.
Grind it in the stone roller ( called silbatta ) with hands.
It will make the Cofta dough smooth.
You can make the Cofta dough grinding in the mixer jar too.
Other option is that...grate the paneer and add besan, baking soda and salt.
Make it smooth with the help of your palm.
# Divide the Cofta dough in equal size.
You will get 10 balls of medium size.
# Heat a Kadhai with sufficient oil on the high flame.
As the oil heats up well...just fry all the paneer balls dropping one by one at the medium high flame.
Take out the Cofta in a plate.
# Now Cofta and both puree are ready to make the curry.
Just heat the kadhai with oil. As the oil heats up...add cumin seeds and pinch of asafoetida to crackle.
Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder along with tomatoes puree.
Cook it till the gravy seperates oil.
# Then add spinach puree and let it cook for 5 minutes covering a plate for a nice taste and texture.
Add the desired water ( 200 ml. ) In the gravy and cook it for minutes.
# Now add paneer Cofta and again cook it for 4 to 5 minutes and cover it.
Lastly add garam masala and lemon juice as taste, mix it and cover it.
# After some time...you will find paneer Cofta very soft and fluffy.
Adjust the consistency of gravy... Paneer Cofta are soaking.
In this way, "Delicious Spinach Paneer Cofta" is ready to enjoy.
Garnish the curry sprinkling coriander leaves or finely chopped tomatoes and green chillies.
# Things To Consider...
1. We have added gram flour in the paneer which makes the Cofta fluffy and avoids from crackling.
Don't put much besan.... otherwise it can be little hard.
2. We have added pinch of baking soda for making the Cofta more soft and fluffy.
You can avoid it as choice.
Just remember... pinch of baking soda is sufficient.
3. You can make the curry more easily by grinding spinach and tomatoes masala altogether.
Just fry it well till it seperates oil...and cook it with the same process.
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