Niramish Dimer Dalna/Egg Curry without Egg

Name: Niramish Dimer Dalna/Egg Curry without Egg
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups paneer or cottage cheese; 1 cup Chana dal or split Bengal gram; 1 pinch asafetida; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 1 tsp sugar; to taste Salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 dry whole red chilli; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp flour; 2 tsp mustard oil; Oil for frying; For gravy-; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp cashew paste; 2-3 green chilli; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 tsp garam masala powder; 3-4 tsp oil; 1 tsp sugar; to taste Salt; 1 tomato(chopped); Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

Niramish Dimer Dalna/Egg Curry without Egg
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Actually it looks like an egg but but a Kofta Curry, with stuffing made of chholar dal/ Chana dal/ split bengal gram with a outer cover made out of paneer or Indian cottage cheese.
Prep time-30 mints, cooking time-5 30 mints, serving-6

Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Ingredients

2 cupspaneer or cottage cheese
1 cupChana dal or split Bengal gram
1 pinchasafetida
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
1 tspsugar
to tasteSalt
1 tspcumin seeds
1dry whole red chilli
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspginger paste
2 tbspflour
2 tspmustard oil
Oil for frying
For gravy-
1 tspginger paste
1 tspcumin powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tbspcashew paste
2-3green chilli
1bay leaf
1/2 tspgaram masala powder
3-4 tspoil
1 tspsugar
to tasteSalt
1tomato(chopped)
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

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Steps

1

For making Koftas-Pressure cook the chholar dal/ Chana dal with little salt, turmeric powder & little water.Then smash it into a smooth paste.
2

Dry roast cumin seeds, dry red chilli in a fry pan until you get the aroma of cumin.Grind them in fine powder
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Mash the paneer in a bowl.Add 1 tsp sugar, 1tsp flour, garam masala powder, salt.Keep it aside.
4

In a kadai heat 2-3 tsp mustard oil.Add asafetid,ginger paste, turmeric powder.Saute for few seconds.Then add the boiled & mash dal.
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Add salt & sugar.Fry until the dal comes out from the ages of the kadai.Keep it in a bowl.
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Add the dry roasted cumin & red chilli masala or bhaja masala to the dal.Mix it well.
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Divide the paneer mixture into equal sized balls.
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Take some mashed dal stuffing into the hole of the paneer ball & cover it with paneer mixture to make round ball again.
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In a kadai heat some oil to shallow fry the koftas.
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Dust the koftas with little flour & shallow fry the koftas on low flame.
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For making the gravy-In the same oil heat 2-3 tsp of oil.Add ginger paste,chopped tomatoes & all dry masalas except garam masala.Saute for few mints with little water.Add salt, sugar.
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When oil start releasing from the sides add cashew paste & mix well with little water.
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Cook for another few mints & then sprinkle garam masala,slit green chilli.Switch off the flame.
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Transfer the gravy into a serving dish.Cut the koftas or Niramish Dim lengthwise & garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Delicious Niramish Dimer Dalna/ Egg curry without egg is ready to served with any veg Pulao or hot steam rice.