Tuvar dal koftas in spinach gravy

Ingredients;

 For Spinach Sauce

A bunch of spinach
  1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp sugar and
 salt to taste

To be ground into a paste

2-3 cloves garlic grated
 25mm ginger
1 green chili or as per taste
2 tbsp grated coconut
1 tbsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp cashew nuts
coriander leaves
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 coriander leaves

  Method;

Drain the toor dal well.Saute the onions,ginger and chilly in little oil with salt. Grind coriander leaves, onions,ginger with Toor dal with no water. It should be a coarse paste with salt, if not added before. Make balls out of them and steam in a cooker. Make sure not to over steam 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 ground 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.