How to make paneer kofta recipe

How to Make Paneer Kofta Recipe

paneer kofta is a popular Indian dish made of paneer and cashew etc. it restaurant style recipe made at home very easily and quickly.

Paneer Kofta

like any other paneer curry recipe.
paneer kofta recipe curry too has same tomato and on cashew and curd.
I would heavily recommended to use soft, moist and fresh paneer for the recipe. there are various versions of making this dish,

 The recipe of paneer kofta that is shared here is not malai kofta it is served with gravy. It is a vegetarian recipe and is prepared with vegetables and paneer. This paneer recipe has two separate parts first make kofta with paneer and second tomato based gravy. this delicious kofta recipe is a mouth watering dish that you can prepare for your freinds and family on special occasions, parties and fastival.  I am giving some tips and recommendations to make a perfect recipe.

More Delicious paneer recipes

1. Paneer Pasanda
2. Paneer Lababdar

Ingredients For Paneer Kofta Recipe

Coock time:30 mins   Prep time:40 mins

• 200 grams cottage cheese (paneer)

• 02 piece bread

• 01 teaspoon arrowrot

• 30 grams of cashew and raisins

• 250 grams refined oil

• 100 grams of water

For Gravy 

• 100 grams onion

• 25 grams Cashew

• 50 grams Tomatoes

• 04 small cardamom

• 02 bay leaves

• 02 grams white chili powder

• 100 grams of milk

Preparations for Paneer Kofta Recipe

Grate the paneer and keep aside a small portion of all the grated paneer.

Keep the bread crushed and cut the cashew nuts as well.

Chop onion and tomato.

Take some cashew nuts from the chopped cashews and mix it with raisins and keep it for filling.

Heat the oil in the pan before frying the ingredients.

Important Tips for Paneer Kofta Recipe

For delicious flavour adding few spices and fresh cilantro and mint leaves.

You can make gravy in cashew, coconut, melon seeds or onion, tomato paste in many ways.

In this recipe it is made from grated paneer.

If the koftas are cracked or are properly tied then add a little arrowroot in it.

Do not fry too much koftas at once, otherwise the koftas can get spoiled while frying.

Do not burn gas on high flame, always cook the ingredients in medium flame.

When the oil in the pan becomes well heated, fry the ingredients otherwise the spices may burn.

Cook the gravy well, otherwise there may be a difference in the test which will not taste good.

Do not make the koftas too big in size, it may be difficult to cook the big koftas internally.

Cook the koftas on a low flame, so that it does not burn.

Serve with tandoori roti, naan and pulao, it will taste delicious. 

Make paneer kofta like this

1. Grate the paneer and keep it in a bowl.
2. Now in add arrowrot, salt and bread powder and mix it well.
3. Make medium sized paneer kofta with this mixture and add cashews, raisins in the center.
4. Now heat the oil in a pan, when the oil is hot, fry each kofta till it turns golden.
5. After that cut the onion and tomato and cook by adding enough water.
6. After cooking, make a paste and make cashew paste along with it.
7. Now heat oil in a saucepan add small cardamom, bay leaf and onion paste and cook on a low flame.
8. When the oil comes up, add water, milk, cashew paste, salt and white chili powder and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
9. Once the gravy is cooked well, take it out in a bowl and put the koftas in it.
10. Now put grated paneer over it and serve hot. your paneer kofta is ready.

Nutrition Per Sevings

Calories: 352.4kcal, Carbohydrates: 10.6gm, Protein: 10.5gm, Fat: 30.6gm, Fiber: 2.4mg, Sugar:  6gm, Calcium:  364mg, Iron:  1.6mg