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.

Mutter Paneer

Mutter Paneer is a delicious recipe of North India its a curry of peas and paneer. It is really easy to make, just get the following ingredients and follow the simple method.

Mutter Paneer

Ingredients

• Paneer 500g (into cubes)
• A bowl green peas
• 2 medium onions paste
• 1 tomatoes puree
• ½ tablespoon ginger paste
• ½ tablespoon garlic paste
• chilli paste(as per taste)
• 1 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1 teaspoons Garam Masala
• 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon of cumin powder
• Bay leaves 2-3
• Cloves 4-5
• Salt as per taste
• 1 cup hot water
• 5 tablespoons of vegetable
• Chopped green coriander leave, dry red chilli (for garnishing)
  
  
  Method
  
  Heat up 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a frying pan until hot and then add the cubes of Paneer and fry, turning over frequently until it becomes golden brown. When the paneer cubes have browned - place them onto a plate lined with kitchen paper.
  
  Heat 3 tablespoon of oil in a large pan, and fry bay leaves and cloves for 30 seconds, add onions paste , garlic past ,ginger past, tomatoes puree and chilli past and cook until oil starts separating from the mixture, add coriander powder , garam masala , turmeric powder ,cumin powder and cook for 2-3 minutes ,add salt to taste. Cook for a few minutes now add hot waters how much is required to make thick gravy. Bring the gravy to boil .Then add fried paneer cubes. Stir 2 minuets. Add the peas and Stir well and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
  Garnish with chopped green coriander leaves and serve hot.
  
  

Paneer Butter Masala

For a last few days I as only preparing Non Vegetarian dishes with Chicken, today I decided to prepare a very famous Vegetarian dish which is rich in taste and delicious.

Paneer Butter Masala



Ingredient

• Paneer 250 gm (medium flat pieces)
• 1onion paste
• tomato puree
• 2 tablespoonginger-garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon
• butter 5 tablespoon
• milk 1/2 cup
• fresh cream 2 tablespoon
• poppy seeds 1 teaspoon
• crushed coconut: 1 tablespoon
• cinnamon stick 1 inch
• cloves 4
• cardamom 4
• bay leaf 1
• chilly powder 1 teaspoon
• turmeric powder1/4
• teaspoonCoriander powder 1/2
• teaspoonCumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam Masala powder 1 teaspoon
• salt: to taste
• chopped coriander for garnish

Method:

In a small pan adds coconut and poppy seeds add cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom roast till it becomes brown.Make a fine power of coconut, poppy seeds, cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom.

Heat 3 tablespoon of butter in a pan.Add bay leaf, then add onion paste and fry it for 1 min, then add ginger-garlic paste and again fry until oil split and raised to the surface and color changes to golden brown. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, add the past which is made with(coconut, poppy seeds, cinnamon stick, clove and cardamom) and salt to taste and then add tomato puree , fry 2 minutes.Add milk and fresh cream and keep it on low flame for 2 minutes, if required add hot water as per you like greave.

Add paneer and remaining butter and garam masala to the greave then cover and simmer for 5 min ,gently stirring occasionally, Garnish with chopped coriander.