PANEER KOFTA RECIPE

Ingredients:

For Koftas:
Cottage Cheese (Paneer) - 200 gms
Potato (Aloo) - 2
Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Cornflour - 2 tbsp
Oil - for frying

For Gravy
Onion (Pyaj)- 4
Tomato (Tamatar) - 4
Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
Curd (Dahi) - 1/2 cup
Cashewnut (Kaju) Powder - 1/2 cup
Cumin Seed (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp
Bay Leaf (Tej Patta) - 1
Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 2 tbsp


Preparation:
* Boil potatoes and peel them.
* Grate paneer and potatoes.
* Add salt, red chili powder, garam masala, cornflour and mix well.
* Make round balls of this mixture.
* Now heat oil in a pan.
* Fry balls in the oil till brown in color.
* Grind onion and tomatoes together.
* Chop coriander leaves very finely.
* Heat oil in a pan.
* Add cumin seed and bay leaf.
* Add onion, tomato paste and brown it, stirring continously.
* When it leaves oil add curd, cashewnut powder, salt, red chili powder, turmeric, garam masala.
* Stir it continously for a minute.
* Then add 2 cup of water.
* Put on the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
* While serving reheat the gravy and then add koftas to it.
* Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

PANEER SANDWICH RECIPE

Ingredients:
Bread - 1 loaf
grated Paneer (Cottage Cheese) - 1/2 cup
Tomatoes - 1
Onions - 1
Green chillies - 2
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Butter - as needed


Preparation :

* Chop onions, chillies and tomatoes.
* Mix the grated paneer with chopped vegetables, salt, red chilli powder and keep aside.
* Take two bread slices and butter them, put some paneer mixture on one slice and cover it with other bread slice.
* Put this in sandwich toaster until the bread turns crispy and brown.
* Serve with ketchup.

PANEER BHURJI RECIPE

Ingredients:
Paneer - 200 gms
Oil - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 2
Small Onion - 1
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
medium Tomato - 1
Salt - 1/2 tsp


Preparation:
* Chop the onions, tomatoes and chillies finely.
* Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds, chopped onions and the ginger garlic paste, fry till brown.
* Add the chillies and tomatoes and fry till they are soft and pulpy.
* Add turmeric powder, garam masala powder, salt and little water so that all the masalas are well combined.
* Add grated paneer and fry for 5 minutes till the paneer blends into the masala.
* Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot.

PALAK PANEER RECIPE

Ingredients:
Fresh Palak (Saag) - 500gms
Paneer - 100gms
Onions grated Ginger, Garlic paste - 2
oil - 5-6 tbsp
pure ghee - 1 tsp
Garam masala to taste
Red chili powder - to taste
cumin powder - 1 tsp
Salt - To Taste

Preparation :

* Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely.
* Boil the spinach in water and cool it.
* Now mash it in a mixer.
* Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute.
* Now add onions and fry till golden brown.
* Add all spices except red chili powder.
* Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.
* Cut paneer into pieces (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is).
* Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done.
* Take out in a bowl.
* Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan.
* Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder and immediately pour on the indian palak paneer.
* Caution: Don't allow chili powder to burn .

MATTAR PANEER RECIPE

Ingredients:
shelled Mutter (green peas)- 450gms /1lb
Paneer - 250gms / 1/2lb
medium onions (chopped)- 2
cloves garlic (crushed)- 6
grated ginger - 1 tbsp
green chilies (chopped) - 2
tomatoes (peeled and sliced) - 250gms / 1/2 lb
Salt To Taste
curd / plain yogurt - 1 cup
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
bay leaves - 4
water - 2 cups
ghee / vegetable oil - 1/2 cup


To Garnish :
Garam masala powder
Chopped coriander leaves


Preparation:
* Make a paste by grinding together half the onions, the garlic and coriander seeds.
* Heat the ghee in a frying pan and cut the paneer into 2.5-cm/1-inch cubes. Fry the paneer to a light brown and remove to drain on a plate.
* Add the remaining onion and the ginger to the ghee / oil in a pan and add the bay leaves and fry until the onion is golden brown.
* Add the turmeric and the paste mixture and fry until the ghee starts to separate.
* Add the paneer and mutter (peas) along with the yogurt, chili, tomato and salt. Stir for 5-6 minutes over low heat.
* Pour in the water and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Serve the matar paneer sprinkled with garam masala and coriander.

KADHAI PANEER RECIPE

Ingredients:
Cottage Cheese (Paneer)- 250 gms
Capsicum (Shimla Mirch)- 3
Onion (Pyaj)- 4
Tomato (Tamatar) - 4
long piece Ginger (Adrak)- 1 "
Red Chili Powder (Lal Mirchi) - 1 tsp
Bay Leaf (Tej Patta) - 2
Cloves (Lavang) - 4
Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) - 1 piece
Little Orange Color
Clarified Butter (Ghee) - 4 tbsp

Preparation:
* Cut cottage cheese, capsicum in long pieces.
* Grind onion, tomato, ginger, salt, red chili powder and orange color.
* Mince cloves and cinnamom.
* Heat clarified butter in a pan.
* Add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon.
* Then add onion, tomato, ginger paste.
* Continue cooking it on medium flame till ghee/oil begins to separate.
* Add paneer and capsicum pieces.
* Cook on low flame.
* When the capsicum are done put off the flame.
* Take off the fire and serve hot.
* Serve with nan or paranthas..