Paneer Kofta Curry

Paneer Kofta Curry

(A festive medium-spicy creamy gravy with rich stuffed dumplings of cottage cheese/paneer and nuts)
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PrepTime : Serves : Cook Time
20Min 4 15Min

Ingredients :
A) For the koftas:
3 medium size potatoes
1 cup finely chopped/ grated paneer
2 bread slices - edges off
1/2 cup crushed mixed dried-fruits & nuts: cashews, almonds & raisins
salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar
2 chopped green chilis
1/2 tsp cumin pwd
1/2 tsp pepper pwd
1/2 tsp turmeric pwd
1/2 tsp cardamom pwd
oil to deep fry dumplings

B) For the gravy:
1 medium onion - minced
2 cups tomato puree/paste
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp whole garam masala - some cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, pepper, dried red chilis.
1 tsp red chili pwd
1/2 cup thick cooking cream
2 green chilies chopped
1/4 cup cashewnut pwd (optional)
1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
1/4 cup grated paneer
2tbsp cooking oil
salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar


Cooking Instructions:

To make the kofta-filling, mix together half cup grated paneer, nuts, raisins, green chilies, cardamom pwd, pepper pwd, cumin pwd, sugar & salt. Add a little water & make 8 equal size balls of this mixture.

To make the koftas, boil, peel & mash the potatoes. Add 1/2 cup paneer, the bread & salt and bind this (with a little water if reqd) into a smooth dough. Make 8 parts of this dough. Greese your palms with a little oil to avoid sticking. Take each part in your palm, flatten it, place a filling ball in it & cover/wrap the filling ball well to form a stuffed dumpling. Heat oil in a deep pan/ kadai & deep-fry koftas to an even brown color on medium heat - Drain & set aside.

To make the gravy, heat oil in a saucepan & crackle whole garam masala in it before frying in the onions. Add garlic-ginger paste & chopped green chilies and fry for 2mins. Add tomato puree - fry well. Then add the powder spices, sugar & salt. Add grated paneer & cashew pwd with a little water & bring to a boil. Simmer for 6 minutes &then add the beaten cream 2 tbps at a time, stirring gently continuously. Add sugar & simmer for 2-3 mins till desired consistency is reached. Immerse koftas in the gravy & take it off the stove - Don't boil them in the gravy. Serve hot.