easy paneer kofta recipe | paneer kofta curry | stuffed paneer kofta masala
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
for kofta:
- 1 cup paneer / cottage cheese (grated)
- 1 cup potato (boiled & mashed)
- ¼ cup besan / gram flour
- ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- 5 cashew / kaju (chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 3 tbsp corn flour (to roll)
- ¼ tsp salt
- oil for deep frying
for curry:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 pods cardamom / elachi
- 1 tsp jeera / cumin
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cup tomato pulp
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt
- ¼ cup cashew paste
- 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
- ¼ tsp garam masala
Method
- firstly, mix all the ingredients to make small round kofta.
- roll them in corn flour for extra crisp out covering.
- deep fry in hot oil or bake in preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 20 minutes.
- stir occasionally, and fry on medium flame.
- fry till the kofta turn golden and crisp.
- drain off the paneer koftas and and in tomato onion based curry.
- cover and simmer for 8 minutes or till the kofta absorbs curry.
- additionally, add ¼ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi. stir well.
- finally, serve paneer kofta curry with jeera rice, roti or naan.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.