Kofta Curry

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g panir
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons flour or 2 teaspoons cornflour
• 1 tablespoon coriander leaves, chopped
• salt
• oil (for frying)
• 1 large onion
• 1/3 cup cashews
• 3 -4 cloves
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 3 teaspoons coriander powder
• 7 cloves garlic
• 3 small tomatoes
• 2 -3 cardamoms
• 3 -4 tablespoons ghee
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup coconut, grated
• 1 piece cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 2 -3 green chilies
• 1 bunch coriander leaves
• 50 g cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 for making the koftas: knead the paneer well.
• 2 mix all the ingredients mentioned under"for kofta" and knead well.
• 3 shape into small balls.
• 4 fry.
• 5 keep aside.
• 6 for making the masala: grind the onions in a grinder.
• 7 grind the coconut and cashewnuts together.
• 8 keep aside.
• 9 grind the rest of the ingredients from cinnamon to green chillies.
• 10 blanch the tomatoes.
• 11 heat ghee in a wok.
• 12 add sugar and when it browns, add cardamoms and fry.
• 13 add the ground onions.
• 14 stir well until the water evaporates.
• 15 add the rest of the masala and fry well.
• 16 add the blanched tomatoes.
• 17 mix well.
• 18 add a cup of hot water, salt to taste and corriander leaves.
• 19 stir well.
• 20 keep aside.
• 21 put the fried kofta in the masala.
• 22 pour fresh cream over the kofta and serve hot with basmati rice!