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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Indian Paneer Lentil Kofta in a Creamy Spiced Fenugreek Sauce

Indian Paneer Lentil Kofta in a Creamy Spiced Fenugreek Sauce

Koftas are spherical dumplings of cooked pro ingredients served in sauce which might be a part of cuisines from the Middle East, India and significant Asia, and even though koftas had been at the start made from ground meat, vegetarian koftas made with lentils, paneer cheese, potatoes or different veggies are famous in India. Given my fondness for "little foods," koftas are a favorite of mine, and I've made severa versions through the years with lots of those elements.

French lentils, quinoa and paneer cheese make up the bottom of those little koftas, to which I've brought cilantro, fennel seeds and garlic. Although small, they are pretty tremendous and might effortlessly function the principle direction of an Indian meal notwithstanding the inclusion of a few no longer-so-conventional substances. Baked as opposed to fried, they keep their shape within the sauce wherein they're served which, as usually, is one of the pleasures in consuming koftas. For those koftas, I organized a fragrant cream sauce made with coconut milk, dried fenugreek leaves, tomato, lime juice and spices. The sauce is so scrumptious that you will discover your self scooping the sauce from the plates as soon as the koftas had been eaten. And if you serve the koftas with rice or flatbreads, the sauce is an ideal accompaniment.

Note: If you do not have a food processor, mash all of the ingredients together in a bowl with a potato masher and knead well to evenly combine the ingredients.

Paneer Lentil Kofta

More kofta recipes to attempt from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:

Chickpea Paneer Kofta in a Creamy Cashew Tomato Sauce

Chickpea Potato Koftas with Ricotta Cheese

Mali Kofta (Potato and Paneer Kofta in a Rich Tomato Cream Sauce)

Urad Bean and Quinoa Kofta with Coconut Fenugreek Sauce

Audio Accompaniment: William Basinski - Watermusic II

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