Paneer kofta curry (White Sauce Based)

Ingredients:

For koftas:

1 cup grated paneer

1 potato par boiled

3-4 green chillies paste

Salt to taste

1 tsp maida

1 tbsp corn flour

1 tsp Ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp black pepper(Kali mirch)

For curry:

2 tsp maida

2 tbsp butter

1/2 cup onion finely chopped(Can also be grounded to paste)

8-10 cloves of garlic(finely chopped)

2 cups Milk

Salt to taste

5-6 green chillies paste

Black pepper to taste

2 tsp tomato sauce

Cooking directions:

1.     Mash the boiled potatoes a bowl. Mix all the ingredients mentioned for the kofta except for corn flour.

2.     Make small balls of the mixture. Now dip the balls in corn flour mixture(1 tbsp corn flour mixed with 2 tbsp water) and deep fry until the balls turn golden brown in color.

3.     For gravy: Heat 1 tbsp butter in a non-stick pan, add green chilies paste, finely chopped onions and garlic, roast it for about  4-5 mins. Add maida and keep frying  until the rawness of Maida is gone.

4.     Add Milk to it and keep stirring so that no lumps are formed.

5.     (In case lumps are still found, use hand blender and blend the sauce until the lumps are removed).

6.     Now add tomato sauce and Salt, pepper to taste.

7.     Bring it boil.

8.     Just before serving add the koftas.

Tip: For koftas potatoes should be par boiled and excess water should be drained. In the curry add black pepper just to adjust the spicy flavor of it.