Paneer Aloo kofta recipe |mughlai panir Kofta | paneer kabab

Todays recipe is Paneer aloo kofta  or mughlai panir kofta recipe .These koftas can be served as a snack with tomato sauce or can be used to make malai kofta in white gravy .

Cashew nuts and raisins stuffed soft malai kofta and that to with cashew nuts, curd and cream gravy sound too delicious.

paneer means cottage cheese and aloo means potato. these paneer aloo koftas taste delicious and are healthy too

Mughlai Paneer Kofta  uses all the traditional and most loved ingredients used in Mughlai cuisin namely  paneer (Indian cottage cheese), dry nuts and fruits,  and selection of spices

 

Ingredients
Paneer - ½ cup  grated
Mawa/milkpowder - ½ cup 
Corn flour - 2 tbsp  or bread crumbs - 1 cup
Cashew nuts - 8-10
Raisins(golden manuka) - 1 tbsp
Green cardamom powder - 1 tsp
potato medium boiled & grated - 2
Salt/black salt - ½ tsp
Black pepper(kali miri powder) or red chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
hyderabadi  garam masala powder -¼ or ½ tsp
chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
chaat masala - 3/4 tsp (optional)
Oil - to fry kofta

garnish
2 tbsp grated paneer (indian cottage cheese)
1 tbsp coriander leaves (kothmir)



Method:

Kofta
1.In a bowl add boiled grated potato, paneer, Mawa/milkpowder,half amount of corn flour,bread crumbs,coriander leaves and black pepper /red chilli powder ,chat masala,salt ,and mix all ingredients until you get soft dough.



2.Mixture for making kofta balls is ready.

3.For stuffing of the kofta balls mix cashew nut pieces, raisins and cardamom powder. Stuffing for kofta balls is ready.

4.Take lemon size mixture of dough and make round shape. Flatten it with you palms & make a dent(hole) in center with your finger and place 3-4 pieces of cashew nuts and 2 raisins. Seal it from all sides nicely so that they do not splatter while frying.Roll it to a round or flat shape ( i had made them flat as it needs less oil to fry .)



5 next roll the ball in corn flour nicely so that ball gets coated uniformly with cornflour and place on the plate. Like wise prepare all balls.


6.Heat oil in a pan. Make sure the oil doesn’t get heated up or is too cool. In medium hot oil place 2-3 balls. (see tip 1)


7 Cook until they get light brown color. Fry remaining balls also.






Below is the picture of malai kofta gravy made by using above paneer koftas .

Whenever you have a special occasion at your place try this mughlai malai kofta curry and surely everybody will find it tasty. It goes well with chapati, naan, jeera rice, all pulaos and parathas.

Your mouth will start watering and would love to eat it .

Best side dish for malai kofta curry are tandoori roti , naan ,triangle paratha , puri or
amritsari stuffed kulcha.