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Paneer, Millet and Dudhi Koftas - Airfryer Recipe

Leftover millets, paneer and bottle gourd come together to make a delicious snack, perfect for the cold weather days.
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 3 serving
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup millet cooked foxtail
  • 1/2 cup paneer
  • 1 cup bottle gourd lauki grated / / dudhi
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 1 tsp green chilli finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup coriander leaves finely chopped
  • 2 tsps coriander powder
  • 2 tbsps rice flour

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, knead and mash the paneer and cooked millets together.
  2. Squeeze out all the water from the grated bottle gourd and add it to the bowl, along with all other ingredients, including 2 tsp oil. Keep aside 1 tsp oil.
  3. The rice flour and cooked millets should help bind the dough well.
  4. Divide into 10 portions and roll between palms into smooth balls / koftas.
  5. Preheat airfryer at 190 celsius (4-5 mins).
  6. Meanwhile brush the koftas with remaining 1 tsp oil.
  7. In preheated airfryer, place the koftas and set timer to 12 minutes. The koftas are ready when it is golden brown and crisp on the outside.
  8. Serve hot with a coriander chutney as a snack or add it to a gravy / curry base to make a kofta curry, that goes well with a pulao, plain rice or rotis.

Notes

Add the koftas in a gravy to make a kofta curry.
TIP: To make an instant curry base, use a packet of readymade bhuna masala (ginger-garlic-tomato-onion paste). Saute it for 2-3 minutes in a pan. Whisk together 1/2 cup yogurt, 1 cup water and 1 tbsp chickpea flour (besan) and add it the sauteed bhuna masala in the pan. Bring this to a simmer. Adjust seasonings. Just before serving, add the koftas to this and coat well in curry. Serve immediately