Recipe by Rajiv Anand of Santa Clara, US
A common dish frequently prepared on festive occasions.
This is not recommended for everyday cooking as it is slightly more
involving recipe.
Ingredients
vegetarian
4 servings
250 grams paneer
1 teacup boiled green (fresh) peas
2 tablespoons plain flour
1/2 tspn baking powder
2 chopped green chilies
Oil/Ghee for deep frying
Chopped Fresh Coriander
Grated fresh coconut
Salt to taste
4 large tomatoes
100 gms fresh cream(malai)
4 tbsp ghee/oil
1 tsp chili powder
Salt to taste
(grind into paste)
1 large onion
2 tblps grated fresh coconut
5 cloves garlic
1 green chilli
2 tsp coriander seeds (dhania)
1 tspn cumin seeds (jeera)
1 small piece ginger
2 tblsp chopped coriander
Directions
(Koftas)
1. Crumble the paneer and knead very well.
2. Mix the paneer, plain flour, baking powder, chillies, and salt.
3. Shape into small balls and deep fry in oil. Keep aside these koftas.
(Gravy)
1. Cut the tomatoes into big pieces, add 4 teacups of water and cook.
When soft, prepare a soup by passing through a sieve.
2. Heat the oil in a vessel and fry the paste very well.
3. Add the peas and chillies and fry again for 1 minute.
4. Add the tomato soup, cream and salt and boil the gravy for
atleast 10 to 15 minutes.
Add Koftas to the gravy just before you serve.