Indian Snack Recipe - Cheese Corn Tikki

CHEESE CORN TIKKI

INGREDIENTS :

100 gm American corn,

25 gm cheddar cheese (grated),

50 gm paneer (grated),

3 gm cumin powder,

3 gm cardamom powder,

3 gm salt,

2 gm green chilli (finely chopped),

3 gm coriander leaves,

5 gm cornflour

DIRECTIONS :

1. Blanch the American corn, squeeze to remove excess water.

2. Mince roughly in blender. Mix with cheese, paneer, cumin powder, garam masala, cardamom powder, salt, green chillies and cornflour.

3. Divide mixture into small balls and pat them into coin shaped tikkis.

4. Shallow fry till they turn light brown and serve with mint chutney.

Indian Vegetable Recipe - Malai Kofta

Malai Kofta

Ingredients :

For the Kofta:

1 1/2 lb. potatoes
2 heaped tablespoons each of crumbled paneer,
khoya and thick malai
(You can substitute this with baked ricotta
cheese and heavy cream)
4-5 cashewnuts chopped
1 tablespoon raisins
2-3 finely chopped green chillies
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp cardammom powder
Salt to Taste
3 tbsp cooking oil/ghee(clarified butter)
Oil for frying the koftas


For the gravy :

2 medium onions,chopped
3 flakes garlic,crushed
1 inch ginger,crushed
3 large tomatoes,pureed
1 tsp red-chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp dhania(corainder) powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tsp powdered poppy seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp ground peanuts/cashewnuts


Directions :

Boil the potatoes till tender.

Peel, mash and add salt to taste. Keep aside.

Mix all the other ingredients for the kofta into a paste.

Make rounds of the potato dough and place a
little of the prepared mixture in the center
of each round.

Seal the edges and shape into stuffed rounds.

Deep fry each kofta till golden brown.

Drain and keep aside.

Blend together the onions, ginger, garlic and the
poppy seeds and fry in 3 tbsp of oil till brown
and the oil begins to seperate.

Add the pureed tomatoes and the masala powders.

Add the sugar and the ground peanuts.

The gravy will begin to thicken.

You can also add some malai to thicken it some more.

Mix in some water if necessary.

When the gravy comes to a boil, add the koftas.

Heat through and serve.

Note : The koftas should be put in just before eating
the dish or else they will turn soggy.