Name: Indian cheese balls
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 3-4 whole fresh green chillies; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups paneer (Indian cheese), coarsely grated; 5 ml/1 tsp garlic purée; Plain Boiled Rice, to serve; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of cinnamon stick; 4 green cardamom pods, bruised; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt, or to taste; 60 ml/4 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 150 g/5 oz frozen garden peas; 30 ml/2 tbsp fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, finely chopped; 1 egg, beaten; 5 ml/1 tsp ground cumin; 2.5 ml/½ tsp garam masala; 1 fresh green chilli, chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 2.5-5 ml/½-1 tsp chilli powder; 200 g/7 oz/1 cup cooked potatoes, mashed; 5 ml/1 tsp ground coriander; 10 ml/2 tsp ginger purée

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

The Indian cheese known as paneer in the rest of the country is called sana in north-east India and West Bengal. In this recipe, Sanar Kofta, grated Indian cheese is mixed with mashed potatoes and a few chosen spices, formed into small balls and browned before being simmered in a spicy sauce.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/2 cups paneer (Indian cheese), coarsely grated
200

Method

Mix together the paneer, potatoes, half the ginger, the chilli, garam masala, egg, coriander and half the salt in a bowl.
With dampened hands, make about 16 equal-sized balls from the mixture.
Heat