Spinach And Sweet Potato Kofta In Green Curry Recipe

Spinach And Sweet Potato Kofta In Green Curry Recipe is a delicious and rich kofta curry with flavours of fresh herbs like mint and coriander that can be had for your lunch.

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Spinach And Sweet Potato Kofta In Green Curry Recipe
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Spinach and Sweet Potato Kofta in Green Curry Recipe is a western version of koftas cooked in a luscious green curry made with a blend of coriander and mint leaves. The curry has a bursting of flavours when seasoned well with some dried oregano and cinnamon powder.

The thick creamy texture is acquired by the addition of coconut milk in the curry. The Koftas are made from sweet potato and spinach and is fried till crisp. The koftas are then dunk into the flavorful curry.

Serve the Spinach And Sweet Potato Kofta In Green Curry Recipe along with Butter Garlic Naan Recipe and Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe (Banana Floweret Stir Fry Recipe) for a complete meal.

If you are looking for more Kofta Recipe, here are some :

  1. Spinach Paneer Kofta Curry Recipe
  2. Lauki Kofta Recipe (Non Fried Doodhi Kofta)
  3. Sweet Potato & Oatmeal Kofta Curry (Non Fried)

Prep in

20 M

Cooks in

30 M

Total in

50 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

    For the Koftas
  • 2 Sweet Potatoes , skin peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 cup Spinach , chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Gram flour (besan)
  • 1 Onion , chopped
  • 4 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme Leaves
  • 2 teaspoons Dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1 Lemon juice
  • Salt , to taste
  • Oil
  • For the Curry
  • 1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • 1/2 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 Red Chilli flakes
  • 2 teaspoons Dried oregano
  • Salt , to taste
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk

How to make Spinach And Sweet Potato Kofta In Green Curry Recipe

  1. To begin making the Spinach and Sweet Potato Kofta in Green Curry Recipe, we will boil the sweet potato in a pressure cooker with water for about 4 whistle. Till they are just soft. If you over boil the sweet potato then it will be hard to shape them to balls. 

  2. Heat a kadai with oil, add chopped garlic and saute until they soften. Add chopped onions and saute them till they turn translucent.

  3. Add spinach leaves and saute till the spinach leaves leave out water and completely dries up. Add all the seasonings mentioned including dried thyme leaves, dried oregano, red chilli flakes and black pepper powder.

  4. Add in the cooked sweet potato and sprinkle salt according to your palate and also add besan flour. By using potato masher, mash them well and combine the mixture together.

  5. Switch off the heat and allow it cool down. Shape them into medium sized balls and keep it aside.

  6. Heat a kuzhi paniyaram pan with little oil in each cavities. Place the kofta balls in the pan's cavities; drizzle the kofta's with a little oil and pan fry them until golden brown on both sides.

  7. You will have to flip the kofta balls so they fry on all sides evenly. Keep it aside.

To make the Curry
  1. Grind the coriander leaves, mint leaves and garlic in a mixer with water to a smooth paste.

  2. Heat a big casserole and add the ground paste, with all the seasonings and add coconut milk. Leave it to boil.

  3. Check for salt and adjust the seasonings as per your requirements. Switch off the heat and add the koftas one by one and serve hot.

  4. Serve the Spinach and Sweet Potato Kofta in Green Curry Recipe along with Butter Garlic Naan Recipe and Kelfulachi Bhaji Recipe (Banana Floweret Stir Fry Recipe) for a complete meal.