Indian cheese balls

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

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

Asia
India
Northeast India
Starter
Vegetarian

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