Kesari Paneer Kofte (Cottage Cheese balls in thick sauce)

Paneer koftas cooked in thick cashew nut and creamy gravy with saffron touch, enjoy hot with naan/roti.

Ingredients:

For koftas:

2 slices Bread

1 cup Paneer (Cottage Cheese), grated

1 cup Potatoes, boiled

1 tsp Ginger, grated

1 tsp Cashew nut paste

½ tsp Red Chili powder

2-3 tbsp Flour

For curry:

1 large Onion

1 tbsp Ginger, grated

2 Red chilli, broken

2 Bay leaves

1 Cinnamon stick

2 tbsp Cashew nut paste

¼ cup Milk

¼ cup Water

½ cup Fresh cream

Saffron, few strands in 2tbsp milk

½ tsp Garam masala

½ tsp Red Chilli powder

Method:

For koftas:

• Trim sides of bread, dip in water, remove and squeeze.
• Add all above ingredients to bread except flour.
• Make koftas and roll them in flour and deep fry.

For Curry:

• Combine onions, ginger, red chilies and make a paste.
• Heat oil, add bay leaves, cardamoms and add above paste.
• Fry till oil separates. Now add cashew nut paste.
• Mix water and milk and add to gravy, mix well.
• Simmer it, add curd and salt, let gravy thickens.
• Now add saffron, cream, garam masala, chilli powder.
• Again simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add koftas and serve hot with naan.