Not so with Indian food - this is the real deal.
Spinach kofta goes really well with yesterday's easy red curry sauce. Full-flavoured, wonderfully textured - you will not miss the meat, I assure you. Guaranteed or your money (5 zloty) back.
Koftas are balls! Meat balls are found in many cuisines. Vegetarian balls, less so.
Serves: 4
Total cost of koftas: 1.15 zl
Total cost of meal with spinach koftas, sauce and rice: 2.15 zl (44 UK pence, 68 US cents, 1 Bulgarian Lev)
What you need:
- 200g of spinach
- 2.5 tablespoons of gram (besan) flour - that's chickpea flour
- 1.5 tablespoons of rice flour
- 1-2 cloves of garlic (minced)
- 1-2 green chillies finely chopped
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp salt
- vegetable oil for frying
Let's rock!
1. Get the flours ready in a bowl. Chickpea flour adds body and protein to the dish. Rice flour adds a lightness and crispiness to the frying and finish.
2. Chop up the spinach
3. Add to the flour
4. Finely chop the chilli by quartering lengthways and keeping on the stem. Then dice across.
5. Bash the garlic under the blade of your chef's knife once - this will help you remove the skin quickly. Then mince with a fine grater.
6. Add the chillies and minced garlic to the bowl along with the coriander, garam masala and salt.
7. DON'T add any water! Instead, scrunch the mixture with your hand until you form a dough - this process releases water from the spinach which is enough to form a nice softish dough.
8. Make ping-pong sized balls and deep fry on medium heat
9. When they start to lightly brown, turn up the heat to full and blast for around 1 minute. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
10. Enjoy!
Cost:
- spinach: 2 zl
- chillies, garlic and spices: 0.40 zl
- flour: 0.20 zl
- oil: 2 zl
Total: 4.60
Serves: 4
Total per person: 1.15 zl
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