chanar kofta dalna recipe | Bengali paneer kofta curry | healthy chanar borar dalna sabzi |

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chanar kofta dalnais a simply delicious and healthy cottage cheese curry of bengali cuisine. Learn how to make chanar kofta dalna recipe | Bengali paneer kofta curry | healthy chanar borar dalna sabzi |

chanar kofta dalna is a classic Bengali dish made with soft and flavourful paneer koftas dunked in a rich, creamy tomato gravy. It is rich, spicy and luscious and it is mostly prepared on some special occasions.

Bengali paneer kofta curry is so delicious yet so easy to make at home for a weeknight meal. This healthy chanar borar dalna sabzi can be relished with rice items like plain rice or khichdi or with flat breads like rotis, parathas or luchi.

pro tips to make chanar kofta dalna recipe: 1. Fresh chenna (paneer) is essential for making soft and fluffy koftas. 2. For a richer flavor, you can cook the sabzi using a dollop ghee or clarified butter. 3. You can also shallow fry the koftas using minimal oil.

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Chanar Kofta Dalna recipe - How to make Chanar Kofta Dalna

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

For The Koftas
1 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese)
1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
2 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1/2 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
1 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) oil

Other Ingredients
1 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 small cinnamon (dalchini) stick
1 bay leaf (tejpatta)
1 tsp crushed panch phoron
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
3/4 cup tomato pulp
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste

Method

For the kofta

To make chanar kofta dalna recipe, in a deep bowl, add grated paneer, capsicum, besan, ginger, green chillies, turmeric, cumin powder, garam masala and salt.
Mix it very well, divide and roll in 8 equal portions.
Heat an appe pan, and grease it well using ½ tsp oil.
Place the kofta balls and cook them using ½ tsp oil, until light golden brown in colour while turning the sides.
Remove the kofta and keep them aside.

How to proceed

Heat 1 tsp oil in a deep pan, add cumin seeds, cinnamon, bayleaf, panch phoron and sauté for a few seconds.
Add onions and sauté it for 2 to 3 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté it for a few seconds.
Add tomato pulp, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander cumin seeds powder, fenugreek leaves and salt.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
Add ½ cup water and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Just before servings, add the koftas and simmer it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve chanar kofta dalna hot garnished with coriander.

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what is chanar kofta dalna made of?

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how to make the koftas

To make chanar kofta dalna recipe | Bengali paneer kofta curry | healthy chanar borar dalna sabzi | in a deep bowl, add 1 cup grated paneer (cottage cheese). Chenna (paneer) is the base ingredient of the koftas.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped capsicum. Capsicum adds a subtle sweetness and a refreshing crunch to the chanar kofta.
Add 2 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour). It acts as a binding agent to the koftas.

Add ½ tsp grated ginger (adrak). Its zesty kick beautifully complements the savory notes of the paneer and spices.
Add 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies.
Add ½ tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
Add ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera) powder.
Add ¼ tsp garam masala.

Add salt to taste.
Mix it very well.
Divide and roll in 8 equal portions.
Heat an appe pan, and grease it well using ½ tsp oil.
Place the kofta balls.

Cook them using ½ tsp oil.
Until light golden brown in colour while turning the sides.
Remove the kofta and keep them aside.

how to proceed

Heat 1 tsp oil in a deep pan.
Add ½ tsp cumin seeds (jeera).

Add 1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini).
Add 1 bayleaf (tejpatta).
Add 1 tsp crushed panch phoron. Panch phoron is a classic Bengali spice blend. It is made with five spices: cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, and fennel seeds. These spices have a wide range of flavors, including earthy, nutty, and slightly bitter.
Sauté for a few seconds.
Add ½ cup finely chopped onions.

Sauté it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add 2 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste.
Sauté it for a few seconds.
Add ¾ cup tomato pulp. Tomato pulp forms the base of the dalna sauce, providing a vibrant red color and a luscious creamy texture.
Add ¼ tsp turmeric powder (haldi).

Add ½ tsp chilli powder.
Add 1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder.
Add ½ tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi). The subtle bitterness of kasuri methi beautifully complements other ingredients.
Add salt to taste.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

Add ½ cup water.
Cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Just before servings, add the koftas and simmer it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Serve chanar kofta dalna recipe | Bengali paneer kofta curry | healthy chanar borar dalna sabzi | hot garnished with coriander.

pro tips to make chanar kofta dalna recipe

Fresh chenna (paneer) is essential for making soft and fluffy koftas.

For a richer flavor, you can cook the sabzi using a dollop ghee or clarified butter.
You can also shallow fry the koftas using minimal oil.
Add ¼ cup finely chopped capsicum. Capsicum adds a subtle sweetness and a refreshing crunch to the chanar kofta.
Add 1 tsp crushed panch phoron. Panch phoron is a classic Bengali spice blend. It is made with five spices: cumin seeds, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, and fennel seeds. These spices have a wide range of flavors, including earthy, nutty, and slightly bitter.