5. Spinach and paneer kofta

This is an awesome low to no fat recipe and healthy too.

Frozen chopped spinach - 3/4 cup
fat free ricotta cheese - 1 small tub
fat free half and half - 1/4 cup
onion - 1
tomatoes - 2 large
ginger
garlic
dried kasuri methi - 1 tbsp
cinnamon bark - 1
bay leaves - 2
garam masala - 1 tsp
green chillies minced - 1 tsp or more acc. to taste
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
cloves - 3
cardamom - 1
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
oil - 1 tbsp
hing
salt
besan (gram flour) - 1 tbsp
non stick olive or canola oil spray

I use frozen chopped spinach, but you could use fresh too. Nuke the spinach until it is soft. Mix with ricotta cheese, garam masala, salt, green chillies and enough besan to make it into a dough. Make koftas with this. Take a cookie sheet, cover with non-stick spray and place the koftas on this. Bake it in the oven at 375 deg F for about 20 - 30 minutes until it browns.

Meanwhile, grind onion, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, cloves and cardamom. Take oil in a pan. Crush the kasuri methi in your hand and put it in the oil. Add cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon, hing and the ground masala. Fry the masalas until oil separate out and the raw smell is gone. Add the half & half, garam masala, chilli powder and salt and cook well. Add a cup or so of water and let it boil. Add the koftas and let it soak for half a day or so before serving.

Note: My kids like it if I skip the chilli powder and green chillies and that is what I usually do. The water you add is absorbed fully by the koftas, so don't worry if it looks a bit watery to start with. Alternatively, you can add a bit of butter to the oil to fry the masala and/or substitute whipping cream for the half and half for a richer taste.