Palak Kofta in Spaghetti (Come On – Lets Cook Buddies ) Entry -39

Hi friends !! Am back with the entries of my event.. Yup i still have so many entries to publish  . I will surely try to complete posting all the entries with in this week :). So today’s recipe is shared by my best buddy’s Mom 🙂 I personally have tasted her food and they always are yummm. My friends +Amishi Kapadia  is my school friends and we are still in touch 🙂 … She used invite me and other friends for her and sis’s b’day parties and we used enjoy her mom’s food a lot. Once Amishi bought “Bakarvadi” at school which i still remember and had it for first time. They where so very delicious that it is my favorite snack now.. Even in the lunch time amishi used to share her lunch with me ..so yummy foods :). Thank you amishi for sending me your mom’s recipe behalf of her 🙂 .Am so happy to post anuty’s recipe whose recipe i have enjoyed from my school days. Thanks you Aunty for being so kind and sending me an entry for my event “Come On- Lets Cook Buddies”.

Hi anuty !! Am so glad you are here with your delicious entry 🙂 Tell are readers some interesting things about you ?

Hi my name is parini kapadia…i live in chennai, India…I am home maker so I like to try different varieties of dishes…I have never taken part in cooking contest before this…as i know manjula from her school days…and this was a new innovation where she ll try out all the recipes so there will not be any discrimination…I am happy to take part in this cooking contest.

Thank you for those kind words Aunty 🙂

Over to Parini Kapadia aunty 🙂

Introduction

Palak Kofta in Spaghetti is a combination of Italian with Indian taste. Most of the people run away with palak which is rich in many minerals and vitamins. This dish will be perfect for your family if they are choosy about the food and like most of the Italian dish. This dish will give your family the richness of palak with some new flavor to their taste buds. This dish is best served with Tandoori Roti, Kulcha, Naan or even rice.

Ingredients

Serves 4

Spaghetti – 100 gms
Tomatoes –  500 gms
Palak – 100 gms
Onions – 2 tbsp 
Capsicum – 1 big
 Garlic cloves -5-6 
Ginger – 1 tbsp (Grated)
Green chilies – 3
Oil – 3 tbsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Cheese – 2 tbsp
Tomato ketchup – 1 cup
Gram flour (channa Atta/Besan) -150 gms
Rava (sooji) – 50 gms
Red chili powder – 1 tsp
Amchur powder (Dry mango powder) – ½ teaspoon
Oregano powder or ajwain Powder –  ½ teaspoon
Tejpatha powder (Cinnamon Powder) – ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste

To make Spaghetti:

Ingredients

Spaghetti – 100gms
Oil – 1 tbsp
Butter – 2tbsp
Cheese – 2 tbsp

Method

• Put water in pan and add little salt. Once water starts boiling break the long strips of spaghetti into two and put into boiling water. Also add oil to it. 
• Once cooked drain the water from spaghetti and add butter and cheese to it and allow to cool.

For palak Kofta

Ingredients

Green palak – 100 gm
Gram Flour (Channa Atta/besan) – 150 gm
Rava(Sooji) – 50gm
Green chilies 3
Grated ginger – 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Sugar – 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Amchur powder (Dry mango powder) – 1/2 tsp
Oil
Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and cut the palak into small pieces. Grind ginger green chillies to make a paste. Take palak in a
• bowl and Add Channa flour/besan , sooji,salt,turmeric powder, amchur powder, ginger chili paste and little oil.
• Make a thick paste by mixing all the ingredients.
• Now heat oil in a pan and deep fry the above mixture (just how we make Pakodas).

For Gravy

Ingredients

Tomatoes – 500gms
Onions – 2 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Capsicum – 1 big (finely chopped)
Garlic  cloves –  5-6
Tomato Ketchup – 1 cup
Red chili powder – 1 tbsp
Oregano powder or ajwain Powder – ½ teaspoon
Tajpatha  powder (Cinnamon Powder) – ½ teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tbsp

Method

• Boil the tomatoes, once cooled grind it in the blender to make a puree and strain it.
• Take the oil in pan and heat it.
•  Once the oil is heated add the garlic paste to it and heat till the aroma rises.
•  Now add the finely chopped onions. Heat till golden brown or translucent. 
• Now add finely chopped Capsicum. 
• Add tamoto puree, little turmeric powder, ajwain powder, taj powder, red chili
• powder, salt. Now add tomato ketchup and close the flame after few min.

To serve:

Place the spaghetti and add the gravy to it and place the palak kofta’s in it and garnish it with cheese.