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today we will prepare a special curry called bharwa paneer kofta curry.
you can prepare this curry on a holiday, on a special occasion or for a party.
let us see what are the ingredients we require to prepare bharwa paneer kofta curry.
paneer(tofu) - 200 grams
or crumbled paneer - 1 cup
boiled potatoes - 2
ararot powder - 4 tbsp
finely chopped coriander - 2-3 tbsp
cream - 1/2 cup
tomatoes - 4
green chilly - 2
ginger - 1 inch long piece
jeera - 1/2 tsp
heeng (asafoetida) - 1 pinch
haldi (turmeric) powder - 1/2 tsp
dhania powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
salt - less than 1 tsp
cinnamom - a piece of 1 inch
brown cardamom - 2
pepper - 8 to 10 seeds
cloves - 4
red pepper - 1/4 tsp
amchor(dried mango) powder - less than 1/4 tsp
oil to fry the koftas
crumble the paneer first to prepare the curry.
add ararot in it and mash it till becomes smooth.
add ararot and less than 1/4 tsp of salt in it.
mix all the things till the mixture becomes smooth.
mash it for 3-4 minutes.
we will now prepare the filling of potato.
peel the potatoes.
mash the potatoes to become a fine paste.
add less than 1/4 salt in it.
add a small of coriander in it.
also add amchor powder and red chilly powder in it.
mix a small of turmeric powder in it.
mix all the things properly.
divide the mashed potato in 10 parts.
also divide paneer into 10 parts.
expand the paneer to flatten it and fill mashed potato in it.
cover the filling of potato by closing it by the edges of paneer.
give it a shape of a round ball.
prepare all the koftas in the same way.
let us fry these koftas now.
heat the oil and fry the koftas in the hot oil.
put 3-4 koftas in the oil at a time.
turn the sides o fthe koftas with the help of a ladle.
fry the koftas till these turn golden brown in color.
these koftas have turned golden brown and we will take them out now.
fry all the koftas in the similar way.
let us prepare the curry for these koftas.
prepare a paste of tomatos, green chilly and ginger for the gravy.
heat the pan.
take 1 tbsp oil in the pan.
add heeng and jeera in the oil.
also add haldi powder and dhaniya powder and roast the spices for some time.
add the paste of tomatoes, ginger and garlic in it.
mix red chilly powder in it.
fry the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
we will make a coarse powder of all the remaining spices and add it in the mixture.
the mixture is now cooked since we can see the oil coming out from it.
now add cream in it.
cook it again till oil comes out from it.
the gravy can be prepared in many different ways.
you can need an article on nishamdhulika.com regarding various kinds of curry.
we will now add water in it according to our convenience.
here, we have added 1 and 1.2 cup of water in it.
add salt.
boil the gravy now.
add small amount of coriander in it.
also add koftas in it.
cook for 2-3 minutes in a mid flame.
bharva paneer kofta curry is now ready.
garnish it with green coriander.
we have left the koftas as we can serve them with tea.
serve these after cutting them into two halves.
bharva paneer kofta curry can be prepared easily but we have to take some precautions while preparing the koftas.
mash paneer with ararot nicely to make a smooth mixture.
make sure that the oil is hot for frying the koftas.
do not add two many koftas at one time in the oil.
serve it with chapatti, parantha and naan.
prepare this curry and share your experiences with us.
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