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Chicken Palak Kofta Recipe by Rida Aftab
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Chicken Palak Kofta Recipe by Rida Aftab
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Marination Time
2 hrs
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

Chicken Palak Kofta is delicious dish. Try this outrageously delicious Chicken Palak Kofta Recipe by Rida Aftab, prepared with leafy green spinach, mild spices and chicken meatballs. Serve with Rice. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: Chicken, dinner, kofta, meatballs, spinach
Servings: 6
Chef: Rida Aftab
Ingredients
For Kofta:
  • 500 gm boneless chicken
  • 1 cup fried onion golden brown
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1/2 tsp hot spices powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
For Gravy:
  • 1 kg spinach boiled & chopped
  • 4 tbsp fenugreek dried
  • 1 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 10 green chilies thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds roasted
  • 2 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
Cooking Method
For Koftas:
  1. Place boneless chicken and fried onion in a chopper.
  2. Finely chopped until well combined.
  3. Put into a bowl, add salt, ginger garlic paste, hot spices powder.
  4. Pour beaten egg to the chopped mixture.
  5. Mix well and form small balls out of the mixture.
  6. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set.
For Gravy:
  1. Heat oil in a deep pan or skillet.
  2. Fry chopped onions for 2-3 minutes then add ginger garlic paste.
  3. Cook for 30 seconds.
  4. Now add red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin seeds, salt, fenugreek and plain yogurt.
  5. Cook and stir well.When oil separated from gravy, then place koftas in it.
  6. Turn heat to low and cook for 10 minutes.
  7. Now add boiled spinach.
  8. Cover and cook on low flame for 30 minutes.
  9. Add green chilies.
  10. Take it out in a serving bowl.
  11. Delicious Chicken and Spinach Kofta is ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions

Serve with Boiled Rice.