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 About Jeera Rice Jeera is the Indian Hindi word for cumin. Jeera rice is rice cooked with cumin butter also called jeera-rice. As Chapati is easy to make, so is Jeera Rice . This recipe is a side dish for Indian people. Cumin is also known as Jeera in Hindi hence the name of this dish is Jeera Rice. Many spices are used to cook all the dishes in India in which cumin plays a major role. It adds flavor and aroma to the dish. You get iron, copper, and many other nutrients from cumin seeds. Cumin works great in your digestion. Indian food is heavy so some people enjoy serving this rice with heavy items like curry and dal. This is an aromatic rice dish that is spiced with mild spices and has a distinct taste of cumin. Fragrant rice has long grains of rice along with cumin seeds and green chilies that pair well with your other dishes. Cumin takes this dish to a whole new level. To prepare this dish, long-grain rice is first Cooked with whole spices. Then cumin seeds and green chil

Paneer kofta curry recipe | malai kofta | restaurant style make paneer kofta

 About Paneer Kofta curry


Kofta means fried balls of various ingredients, which is popular in Indian cuisine. It comes from the popular Punjabi cuisine and can also be called the malai kofta recipe.  Malai Kofta is one of the most sought-after Indian dishes in restaurants around the world. This dish is prepared on special occasions and is mainly served with roti, chapati, and naan.

Paneer kofta curry


A creamy and spicy curry masala recipe served with stuffed paneer balls. Chopped cashews and almonds are used as stuffing.  These fried paneer kofta balls are simmered in onion tomato gravy.  This recipe is made from grated paneer.  For delicious taste, we are adding a few spices. Today I will teach you how to make restaurant-style kofta curry at home.


PREP TIME: 30M

COOK TIME:  48 M

COURSE:  MAIN COURSE

CUISINE:  INDIAN 


 INGREDIENTS 


 For Kofta


 1. Paneer - 250 grams 

 2. Potato - 2 

 3.  Cashew - 6-7 

 4. Raisins - 15-20 

 5. Salt - as per taste 

 6. Arrowroot — 2- 3 tbsp

 7. Oil 


 For Curry


1. Curd - 1 cup

 2. Tomatoes – 3-4

 3. Green chili - 2

 4. Ginger - 1-inch long piece

 5. Oil - 1-2 tbsp

 6. Asafoetida - Pinch

 7. Cumin - half a tsp

 8. Turmeric powder - half a tsp

 9. Coriander powder – 1 tsp

 10. Kashmiri chili powder - 1/4 tsp

 11. Cream or Malai - half cup

 12. Garam Masala -  1/4 tsp

 13. Green Coriander – chopped


INSTRUCTIONS 


(1) Grate the cheese.  Peel the potatoes and break them finely with your hands. Mix paneer, potato, arrowroot, and salt, knead it like dough by kneading with hands, break a lemon-sized piece from the mixture, and make a round shape (you can fill 1 raisin and 2-3 cashew pieces in these round shapes).  12-15 balls will be made from this dough.


(2)Put oil in the pan and heat it.  Put the balls of the mixture one by one in the pan.  Fry 4-5 koftas at a time.  Fry them till they turn brown.  After they turn brown, take out the koftas and keep them on a plate. 


(3) Likewise prepare all the koftas by frying them.  Koftas are ready. To prepare vegetable curry


(4)Wash tomatoes and cut them into big pieces, Grind tomatoes, green chilies, and ginger finely with a mixer.


(5)Put oil in the pan and heat it.  Put asafoetida and cumin seeds in hot oil.  After roasting the cumin, add turmeric powder, and coriander powder, stir with a spoon, and fry by adding tomato paste, also add chili powder, after 3 minutes add curd and stir the spices and fry until the spices boil again. 


(6) Come on, now add cream or cream to this spice and fry the spice until oil starts floating on top of the spice.


(7)Add water as required or 1-2 cups.  Keep stirring the gravy with a spoon till it starts boiling.  Add garam masala and salt to the curry, curry for paneer kofta is ready, add kofta to the curry and mix, turn off the fire and keep the curry covered for 2-3 minutes.  


(8)Paneer Kofta curry is ready.


(9)Take out the vegetable of Paneer Koftas in a bowl, and put green coriander on top to decorate the vegetable.  


(10) Serve paneer kofta curry with chapatti, naan, or parantha and eat.

Paneer kofta curry


FREQUENTLY  ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)


Q. How do you stop kofta from breaking?

__ Make sure that the oil in the pan is hot enough.


Q. What is paneer kofta made of?

__ The paneer kofta is made with boiled potato, paneer, cashew, tomato, and mixed other spicy.


Q. What kofta is called in English?

__ Meatballs or Meatloaf.


Q. What do you serve koftas with?

__ Serve paneer kofta curry with chapatti, naan, or parantha and eat.


Q. Is kofta good for health?

__ Yes kofta is a good source of protein.


Q. How long does kofta last in the fridge?

__ 2/3 days


Q. How long does paneer last?

__ 2/3 days.


I hope you like this recipe and let me know how you make it at home in the comments.


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