TOOR DAL KOFTAS IN SPINACH SAUCE

Recipe by : Dhivya karthik
Ingredients:
For Spinach Sauce:
a bunch - spinach (as per ur req!I used approx amt.)
1 cup - buttermilk
1 tsp - sugar and salt to taste
To be Grinded into a Paste:
2 to 3 cloves - garlic
25 mm - ginger, grated
1 - green chilli or as per ur taste
2 tbsp - grated coconut
1 tbsp - poppy seeds
1 tbsp - cashewnuts
1 tsp - aniseed
For the Koftas:
1 cup - toor dal ( yellow lentil ), soaked in warm water for minimum 30min
1 - medium onion
grated ginger
some corainder leaves

Method
Drain the toor dal well.
Saute the onions,ginger and chilly in little oil with salt.
Grind corainder leaves, onions,ginger with Toor dal with no water. It should be a coarse paste
Make balls out of them and steam in a cooker. Make sure not to oversteam since it can get v hard. Cool and keep aside.
Wash the spinach and blanch them in water for 2-3 min. Liquidise it in a blender.
Heat some olive oil in a pan and add the grinded paste to it. Cook for a while.
Add the spinach along with curd,salt and sugar. Simmer for 5-8 min.
Place the steamed balls in a plate and pour the gravy on top.
Serve it with rice/chapathi.