Paneer or cottage cheese with Cilantro Sauce

Takes a little effort but end result is really worth it!! Serve it as evening snack or as side dish with your main meal.

Ingredients

• Paneer - 200 gms   

• Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp

• Potato - 2, boiled
• Onion - 1
• Garlic - 1 tbsp
• Sesame seed - 2 tbsp
• Butter - 2 tsp
• Green Chilli-chopped

For the sauce

• Cilantro Paste - 1 bunch

• butter - 2 tbsp
• Maida - 2 tbsp
• Milk - 1 cup

To prepare the sauce: Heat the butter in a pan. add maida and stir for 1 minute over low heat. Remove from heat and set aside. Heat the milk and add the maida butter mix to it. Cook till the mixture become thick. Now add the cilantro paste and mix well. Your sauce is ready.

To make the Paneer ball, mix boiled potato and paneer really well. Add oil and butter in the pan and add onion, green chilli and garlic slices. fry till golden brown.

Now add the potato paneer mixture and mix well with masalas. adjust salt and sugar.

Remove from heat and let it cool. Add sesame seeds and mix well.

Take a small amout from this mix and shape it like disc. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on the surface as well. Shallow fry on a hot tawa till brown.

Alternately you can grill them as well till golden brown.

Serve hot with cilantro sauce.