Shaam Savera
A unique combination of
spinach
with paneer
Cuisine
North Indian
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
15
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
15
minutes
Ingredients
For Koftas : –
Spinach
: 2 medium bunch –
Green chilli : 2 chopped –
Garlic
chopped : 1 tsp –
Corn flour : 3 tsp –
Paneer/ cheese : 125 gm –
Salt
to taste –
Oil
for deep fry –
For
tomato
gravy :
Star anise
: 1 nos –
Green
cardamom
: 4 nos –
Green chillies
: 2 finely chopped –
Garlic
chopped : 1 tsp –
Tomato
puree : 2 cup –
Red
chilli powder
: ½ tsp –
Sugar
: 1/2 tbsp –
Salt
to taste –
Fenugreek seeds
: ½ tsp –
Fresh
cream
:1 cup –
Instructions
Clean, trim and wash the
spinach
in plenty of running
water
.
Blanch in boiling
water
for 1 minute and refresh in cold
water
.
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Squeeze out
water
and chop finely.
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Heat the pan and add
oil
, green chilly and chopped
garlic
saute for 2 minutes.
Add
gram flour
and saute for 2 – 3 minutes.
Add
turmeric powder
salt
and chopped
spinach
.
Stir till to dry and leave the sides of the pan. Keep aside to cool.
Add cheese,
salt
,
cardamom
powder and mix well in another bowl.
Divide this into equal portion and make medium balls.
Take
spinach
mixture make balls first and flatten into palm and keep the paneer ball in to the center.
Cover the paneer ball with edges of
spinach
portion in round form.
Roll out of this ball in
cornflour
and deep fry till to golden.
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Cut and blend the tomatoes and keep it aside.
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Heat
oil
in a pan add
cardamom
and
star anise
and chopped
garlic
.
Stir, add
tomato
puree,
salt
,
chilli powder
and
sugar
.
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Saute for 5 minutes till to thick gravy.
Add roasted fenugreek powder.
Now slightly cut the
spinach
balls in to halves.
Now arrange the halves of
spinach
balls and pour the gravy.
Garnish with roasted fenugreek powder, and
cream
.