Paneer Kofta dipped in Red Gravy

Name: Paneer Kofta dipped in Red Gravy
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: Family
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: As Required Paneer Kofta; 1 cup boiled smash Aloos; 1 cup grated paneer; 1/2 bread crumbs; As Per Taste Salt; 1 teaspoon green chili paste; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1/2 teaspoon dal chini/cinammon powder; 2 tablespoons chopped dhania; As Required Oil for frying; For Gravy-; 4 onions; 4 tomatoes; As required Finely chopped veggies one cup - French beans, capsicum, carrot; 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste; 1.5 teaspoon Kashmiri Chili powder; 1.5 teaspoon dhania jeera powder; 1 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1.5 teaspoon kasuri methi; 1 tej patta; 2 cloves; 2 tablespoons oil; 1 tablespoon ghee; As per taste Salt

Priya Gokani @Priyag

Mumbai

Rainy season weekend calls for some exotic lunch menu. But in the busy lifestyle often we are short of time or ingredients and often end up ordering food from outside or eating something very simple normal food. So here is Paneer Kofta curry which actually don't require any fancy ingredients. In case you have Aloo, Paneer and other basic veggies you can easily make them. Kofta in this is deep fried you can make it air fryer or appam pan as well.

Note this curry has no cheese, no cashewnuts, no khoya, no cream etc. You can surely add them to add richness but I avoided them all to make the curry light. Its a very simple curry yet taste goes very well with rice, paratha or roti.

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Ingredients

50 mins

Family

As Required Paneer Kofta
1 cupboiled smash Aloos
1 cupgrated paneer
1/2bread crumbs
As Per TasteSalt
1 teaspoongreen chili paste
1/2 teaspoongaram masala powder
1/2 teaspoondal chini/cinammon powder
2 tablespoonschopped dhania
As RequiredOil for frying
For Gravy-
4onions
4tomatoes
As required Finely chopped veggies one cup - French beans, capsicum, carrot
1 teaspoonginger garlic paste
1.5 teaspoonKashmiri Chili powder
1.5 teaspoondhania jeera powder
1 teaspoongaram masala powder
1.5 teaspoonkasuri methi
1tej patta
2cloves
2 tablespoonsoil
1 tablespoonghee
As per taste Salt

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Steps

50 mins

1

Making of Kofta: In a big bowl add smash aloo, paneer, bread crumbs, salt, green chilli paste, garam masala and dalchini powder and dhania leaves
2

Mix all the ingredients well and make small round balls. In case if the mixture is loose add some more bread crumbs
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Heat the oil in a pan for frying and fry all the koftas and keep them ready
4

Making of the gravy: In a thick bottom pan, heat 2 tablespoon of oil, 1 tablespoon of ghee then add 1 tej patta and 2 cloves
5

Now add 1 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon of Kashmiri chilli powder and chopped veggies. Add half cup water and salt of veggies portion only. Cook the veggies on a low flame.
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In the meantime, in a mixture grinder add 4 onion and 4 tomatoes. Add 1 teaspoon of Kashmiri chili powder, 1.5 teaspoon of dhania jeera powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala powder and salt of the gravy part
7

Now make the fine paste of the gravy. Put this paste in the cooked veggies of the pan.
8

Cook the gravy for 15 to 20 mins on a low flame till it leaves oil. This boiling of the gravy is important as I don't boil onion tomatoes before making gravy. Yes boiling them makes them tasty but if you make it this way the gravy will be equally tasty.
9

Lastly add kasuri methi. Cook for 2 mins and Serve the curry with the Paneer Kofta.

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Priya Gokani @Priyag

on July 09, 2022 14:48

Mumbai

Financial writer by profession but Love to cook innovative dishes with lesser ingredients. My aim is everyone should fall in love with Cooking and sharing recipes with easily available ingredients and can be cooked in less time. I am strong believer of eat local and eat everything. Enjoy all the seasonal fruits and vegetables. Cook the way your mom, grand mom used to cook and most importantly enjoy your meals rather than getting worries about calories and weight. Enjoy the home cooked meals more and exercise more to get perfect glowing skin, good hair and good health. It also the secret to long healthy life.