Paneer kofta

Paneer kofta is a very famous Indian recipe used as a Party food item, Could be served to guests at home! It is totally vegetarian Indian recipe and also very good for health owing the fact that paneer is made of milk. It is also very good when served with rice & naan both .



Ingredients

For the kofta

• Boiled potatoes - 3/4(mashed)
• Paneer - 150 gms
• Wheat flour - 4 tablespoon
• Baking soda – A pinch
• Oil for deep frying salt to taste

For the gravy

• 2 tomatoes pureed
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• Salt to taste
• Chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
• Corriander powder - 1 teaspoon
• Garam masala - 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric - 1 teaspoon
• Oil - 2 teaspoon
• Milk - 4-5 teaspoon
• Green coriander leave for garnish

Method

For the kofta
Take the mashed potatoes , add panner and the rest of the ingredients like wheat flour, baking soda a pinch and oil .Mix it well till soft and make a balls as an egg-shaped from it.
You can use oil or wheat flour if the balls stick to your hand. Fry the mixture on a non-stick pan, using a little oil over a medium flame, till all sides are golden brown. Drain and keep aside.

For the Gravy
Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion till translucent. Add the tomato puree, ginger, turmeric and chilli powder and cook till the oil separates. Add the garam masala and salt. Add milk and water in it. Boil it for some time in medium heat. Add the koftas in the gravy 5 min. before serving because koftas are very soft. Garnish it with green coriander leave.