Paneer kofta recipe with step by step photos. Sharing one more easy snack recipe in easy paneer recipes series. paneer kofta recipe is a delicious snack made with grated paneer, veggies of choice and bread slices. You can either deep fry or shallow fry the shaped koftas. This paneer kofta will come quite handy during this holiday season. You can make this and serve for toddlers and kids within 15 minutes. With toddlers and kids at home always on look out for something to munch on, such easy paneer recipes like paneer kofta will be a healthy and tasty choice. Such easy snack recipes will help you keep them away from store bought junk food.
I often make various kofta recipe, cutlet recipes for quick snack or even breakfast. This paneer kofta is loaded with veggies, mildly spiced and absolutely delicious. Paneer kofta recipe is a very adaptable one. You can easily change the ingredients as per taste and make different flavored paneer koftas. If you do not want to use bread, you can use corn flour, rice flakes, crushed oats or even any soaked millet to make paneer koftas.
To make paneer kofta recipe, here I have used onions and capsicums. You can add grated cabbage, carrot, colored bell peppers, corn kernels, very finely chopped beans or broccoli. Use white bread or wheat bread or brown bread for binding the paneer kofta. The spice powders that go into the making of paneer kofta are cumin powder, pepper powder and a little chaat masala. You can add any flavoring of your choice. You can use Indian spice powders or something completely like dried basil or parsley.
Serve paneer kofta hot along with coffee. You can use these paneer koftas to make paneer kofta curry too.
Here is how to make paneer kofta recipe with step by step photos. Do try this out!
If you are looking more such paneer recipes do check peas paneer cutlet, paneer tikki, paneer pakoda.
Step by step paneer kofta recipe.
1. To a mixing bowl, add grated paneer, chopped bell pepper, onions. Mix well. Add crushed ginger and green chilies. Mix well.
2. Dip the bread slices in water and squeeze immediately. Add the bread slices to paneer mixture and mix well.Add salt. Add cumin powder and chaat masala powder. Ad mint leaves and lemon juice. Mix well.
3. Mix well and make a dough. Divide the paneer kofta mixture into 10 eual sized portions. Shape each portion into a kofta.
4. Heat oil for deep or shallow frying. Fry the shaped koftas in batches. Fry until golden brown from all sides. Serve paneer kofta hot or make paneer kofta curry.
Vegans can make tofu kofta by replacing paneer with grated tofu.
Paneer kofta recipe card below
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1 CUP = 250 ml
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated paneer or tofu
- 2-3 bread slices
- 1 onion chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
- 2 green chilies crushed
- 6-7 mint leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala powder
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- To a mixing bowl, add grated paneer, chopped bell pepper, onions. Mix well. Add crushed ginger and green chilies. Mix well.
- Dip the bread slices in water and squeeze immediately. Add the bread slices to paneer mixture and mix well.Add salt. cumin powder and chaat masala powder. Add mint leaves and lemon juice
- Mix well and make a dough. Divide the paneer kofta mixture into 10 equal sized portions. Shape each portion into a kofta.
- Heat oil for deep or shallow frying. Fry the shaped koftas in batches. Fry until golden brown from all sides. Serve paneer kofta hot or make paneer kofta curry.
Notes
2. If the paneer is very fresh, you can just crumble it with hand.
Nutrition
babitha says
Such lovely photos. Paneer koftas are so tempting.