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Paneer Koftas in Spinach Sauce ( Desi Khana) The spinach sauce used in this recipe is an elaborate one, of spinach purée plumped up with rich ingredients like coconut, cashewnuts, poppy seeds and spices. It happens to be the perfect base for delicate paneer koftas that melt in your mouth. Preparation Time:  15 mins Cooking Time:  20 mins Makes 4 servings Ingredients For The Spinach Gravy 3 cups  finely  chopped spinach (palak) 2 tbsp   ghee 1 cup  whisked fresh  curds (dahi) 1/2 tsp   sugar salt  to taste To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste Using 1/2 Cup Water (for The Spinach Gravy) 2 tbsp   grated coconut 2 tbsp   chopped cashewnuts (kaju) 2 tbsp   poppy seeds (khus-khus) 8   cloves garlic (lehsun) 8   green chillies  , roughly chopped 25 mm  (1”) piece  ginger (adrak) 2 tsp   aniseeds (vilayati saunf) For The Paneer Koftas 1 cup  grated  paneer (cottage cheese) 4 tbsp   ...

Bread Kofta Curry The bread koftas melt in your mouth while the flavour of the bottle gourd curry lingers in your taste-buds, making you yearn for more…and more! this novel preparation is indeed a foolproof way to garner accolades from your friends and family. Serve immediately after adding the koftas. Preparation Time:  25 mins Cooking Time:  30 mins Makes 4 servings Ingredients for the  bread  koftas 6  fresh  bread  slices 5 tbsp  fresh  curds (dahi) 2 tbsp   plain flour (maida) 2 tbsp   besan (bengal gram flour) 2 tbsp  finely  chopped coriander (dhania) 2 tsp  finely  chopped green chillies a pinch of  soda bi-carb salt  to taste oil  for deep-frying Other Ingredients 1 cup   bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki) cubes 3 tbsp   oil 1/2 cup  boiled and peeled  baby potatoes  , cut into halves vertically 1/2 cup   grated onions 1/4 tsp   turmeric powder ...

Green Peas, Potato and Paneer Cutlet Green peas, potato and paneer cutlet is an elaborate recipe, but not difficult to make. It involves making paneer mixture, potato mixture and a green peas mixture—all of which is to be arranged properly and deep-fried. You need to set aside a bit of time to make it, but it is definitely worth doing so. Preparation Time:  30 mins Cooking Time:  30 mins Makes 12 cutlets Ingredients For The Green Peas Mixture     1 1/2 cups   boiled green peas  , lightly mashed 1 1/2 tsp   oil 1 tbsp  finely  chopped green chillies 2  pinches  soda bi-carb 2 tsp   lemon juice 1 tsp   sugar salt  to taste For The Potato Mixture 1 1/4 cups  boiled peeled and  mashed potatoes 1 tbsp  finely  chopped green chillies 1/2 tsp   turmeric powder (haldi) 1 tsp   sugar salt  to taste 2 tsp   oil For The Paneer Mixture 1/2 cup ...

Gulab Jamun Deep fried sweet dumplings stewed in sugar syrup Cooking Time:  10-15 minutes Servings Preparation Time:  20-25 mins   Category:  Veg I ngredients • Mawa (khoya) 1 1/2 cup • Chenna 1/4 cup • Soda bicarbonate 1/4 teaspoon • Refined flour (maida) 3 tablespoons • Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon • Sugar 2 cups • Ghee to deep fry Method Grate khoya and mash chenna and keep aside. Mix the two along with soda bicarbonate, refined flour, green cardamom powder and a little water to make a soft dough. Divide into sixteen equal portions and shape into balls. Prepare a sugar syrup with sugar and two cups of water. Clear the syrup by removing the scum, if any. Heat ghee/oil in a kadai. Add the balls and deep fry on low heat till golden in colour. Drain and soak in the sugar syrup for atleast fifteen to twenty minutes before serving.   Chef's Tip Temperature of the oil should be low or the jamuns will rem...