Paneer kofta in spicy gravy

Paneer kofta balls are cooked in spicy and flavoursome gravy. This dish goes amazingly well with white rice, roti, naan, or chapathi.

Ingredients
For the kofta balls
150 gms paneer
1 tsp ginger (chopped)
1/2 tsp green chillies (chopped)
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1 tbsp corn flour
5 cashews (chopped)
Salt as required
Oil to fry
For the gravy
1 tsp butter
2 tbsp oil
1/2 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
4 cardamom pods
3 cloves
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 large onion (chopped)
2 tomatoes
2 green chilies
1 tsp ginger €“ garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt as required
3 tbsp cashew paste
Water as required
1/4 kasuri methi
2 tbsp fresh cream
Chopped coriander leaves to garnish

Preparation
In a bowl, add paneer, chopped ginger, green chillies, pepper, corn flour and chopped cashews and salt as required
Mix well and make small balls from it
Heat oil in a pan
Add the paneer kofta balls and fry on low flame until golden brown
In a heated pan add butter
Add the oil and also cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cumin seeds
Roast until the spices release its aroma
Add the ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and onions
Sauté well
Add salt as required and cook with the lid on
When this mixture cools down, grind it into a fine paste
Pass this masala paste through a sieve
In a heated pan, add the masala paste
Add the cashew paste and salt as required
Stir well
Add the previously prepared kofta balls
When the mixture begins to boil, add fresh cream
Mix well
Add crushed kasuri methi
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.