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Paneer Koftas

Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup 237mlFresh paneer crumbled
2   Potatoes boiled & mashed fine
8   Green chillies finely chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlCoriander finely chopped
  Salt to taste
18   Raisins finely chopped - (18 to 20)
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGaram masala
1 tablespoon 15mlCornflour
  For Batter
1 cup 237ml-- ¥
1   Flour
1 tablespoon 15mlRice flour
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlTurmeric powder
  Salt to taste
1 tablespoon 15mlHot oil
  Oil to deep fry

Recipe Instructions

Take ingredients of batter in a bowl.

Add water to make a smooth batter.

It should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Keep aside. Take paneer and potato in separate plates.

Add raisins to potato. Add cornflour to paneer.

Add 3/4 of every other ingredient to potato, and 1/4 to paneer.

Mix each filling well gently with hands.

Make 15 balls of each. Keep aside.

Flatten one potato ball in palm, place a paneer ball over it.

Now cover with the potato and reshape the ball.

Repeat for remaining mixtures.

Heat oil in a frying pan, dip each ball in the batter.

Lower into the hot oil, fry till golden brown.

Turn gently as required. Fry a few at a time.

Serve hot with tamarind chutney or tomato sauce.

To decorate, cut into halves in a plate and arrange.

This will show 3 layers, paneer, potato and crust.

Making time: 40 minutes

Makes: 15 koftas

Source:
'Curries without Worries," by Sudha Koul

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